Denmark stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 1.73%

Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Chemicals , Consumer Goods and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 rose 1.73%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Demant A/S (CSE:DEMANT ), which rose 2.27% or 6.40 points to trade at 287.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:NOVOb ) added 2.21% or 19.90 points to end at 922.20 and Coloplast A/S (CSE:COLOb ) was up 1.64% or 14.80 points to 919.40 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Tryg A/S (CSE:TRYG ), which fell 0.20% or 0.30 points to trade at 148.30 at the close. AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb ) declined 0.10% or 10.00 points to end at 10,200.00 and Rockwool International B (CSE:ROCKb ) was 0.00% or 0.00 points to 2,888.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 96 to 39 and 18 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for October delivery was up 1.65% or 1.23 to $75.75 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 1.22% or 0.95 to hit $78.53 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.63% or 16.00 to trade at $2,553.80 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was up 0.39% to 6.73, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.01% to 7.46.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.33% at 101.32.

Source: Investing.com