Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Healthcare and Personal & Household Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 gained 2.99% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were GN Store Nord (CSE:GN), which rose 8.80% or 30.2 points to trade at 373.5 at the close. Meanwhile, Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS) added 5.22% or 35.8 points to end at 721.8 and Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:NOVOb) was up 4.58% or 19.1 points to 435.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ambu A/S (CSE:AMBUb), which fell 5.44% or 8.2 points to trade at 142.6 at the close. Simcorp A/S (CSE:SIM) declined 4.56% or 34.5 points to end at 722.0 and Oersted A/S (CSE:ORSTED) was down 0.56% or 4.00 points to 715.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 93 to 42 and 14 ended unchanged.
Shares in GN Store Nord (CSE:GN) rose to all time highs; gaining 8.80% or 30.2 to 373.5. Shares in Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.22% or 35.8 to 721.8. Shares in Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:NOVOb) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 4.58% or 19.1 to 435.0.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 4.21% or 2.09 to $51.70 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 4.15% or 2.24 to hit $56.20 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.41% or 6.45 to trade at $1561.95 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was up 0.37% to 6.7905, while EUR/DKK rose 0.01% to 7.4723.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 98.070.