Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Consumer Goods and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 gained 2.70% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Zealand Pharma A/S (CSE:ZELA), which rose 9.49% or 77.00 points to trade at 888.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:NOVOb) added 4.01% or 39.60 points to end at 1,028.00 and DSV Panalpina A/S (CSE:DSV) was up 1.54% or 16.50 points to 1,090.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ISS A/S (CSE:ISS), which fell 3.10% or 4.00 points to trade at 125.00 at the close. Oersted AS (CSE:ORSTED) declined 1.90% or 7.50 points to end at 387.50 and Jyske Bank A/S (CSE:JYSK) was down 1.80% or 10.50 points to 572.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 91 to 42 and 24 ended unchanged.
Shares in Zealand Pharma A/S (CSE:ZELA) rose to all time highs; rising 9.49% or 77.00 to 888.00. Shares in Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:NOVOb) rose to all time highs; rising 4.01% or 39.60 to 1,028.00.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.38% or 0.31 to $81.32 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.47% or 0.40 to hit $84.75 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.61% or 14.25 to trade at $2,330.15 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was up 0.24% to 6.97, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.01% to 7.46.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 105.33.