Denmark stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 1.30%

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

At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 added 1.30%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Zealand Pharma A/S (CSE:ZELA ), which rose 4.12% or 33.50 points to trade at 847.00 at the close. Meanwhile, GN Store Nord (CSE:GN ) added 4.08% or 5.50 points to end at 139.10 and Demant A/S (CSE:DEMANT ) was up 2.74% or 7.00 points to 262.20 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS ), which fell 2.79% or 3.00 points to trade at 104.50 at the close. Danske Bank A/S (CSE:DANSKE ) declined 1.96% or 4.10 points to end at 205.00 and Jyske Bank A/S (CSE:JYSK ) was down 1.48% or 7.40 points to 493.60.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 70 to 54 and 25 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for December delivery was down 3.10% or 2.24 to $70.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 2.70% or 2.04 to hit $73.59 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.40% or 10.90 to trade at $2,694.90 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was up 0.67% to 6.95, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.02% to 7.46.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.39% at 104.78.

Source: Investing.com