Denmark stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 1.43%

Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Goods , Oil & Gas and Personal & Household Goods sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 added 1.43%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Zealand Pharma A/S (CSE:ZELA ), which rose 6.20% or 49.00 points to trade at 839.50 at the close. Meanwhile, AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb ) added 4.03% or 435.00 points to end at 11,235.00 and AP Moeller - Maersk A/S A (CSE:MAERSKa ) was up 3.84% or 400.00 points to 10,830.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Novozymes A/S B (CSE:NSISb ), which rose 0.56% or 2.40 points to trade at 432.10 at the close. Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:NOVOb ) added 0.76% or 5.80 points to end at 768.90 and Carlsberg A/S B (CSE:CARLb ) was up 0.90% or 6.80 points to 761.80.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 90 to 37 and 21 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.87% or 0.60 to $69.86 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.87% or 0.63 to hit $73.44 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.19% or 5.25 to trade at $2,754.55 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was up 0.33% to 6.88, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.01% to 7.46.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 104.11.

Source: Investing.com