Denmark stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 1.10%

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

At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 rose 1.10% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Zealand Pharma A/S (CSE:ZELA ), which rose 1.72% or 15.00 points to trade at 886.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:NOVOb ) added 1.72% or 15.90 points to end at 938.10 and Tryg A/S (CSE:TRYG ) was up 1.42% or 2.10 points to 150.40 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were DSV Panalpina A/S (CSE:DSV ), which fell 2.70% or 33.50 points to trade at 1,205.00 at the close. NKT Holding (CSE:NKT ) declined 1.76% or 11.50 points to end at 642.00 and AP Moeller - Maersk A/S A (CSE:MAERSKa ) was down 1.51% or 150.00 points to 9,795.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 75 to 56 and 22 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for October delivery was down 2.60% or 1.97 to $73.94 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 2.09% or 1.65 to hit $77.17 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.90% or 23.05 to trade at $2,537.25 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was up 0.18% to 6.75, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.01% to 7.46.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.29% at 101.57.

Source: Investing.com