Denmark stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 1.45%

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

At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 added 1.45%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Tryg A/S (CSE:TRYG ), which rose 3.10% or 4.90 points to trade at 162.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:NOVOb ) added 2.24% or 18.00 points to end at 820.50 and AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb ) was up 2.22% or 219.00 points to 10,105.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Zealand Pharma A/S (CSE:ZELA ), which fell 1.91% or 15.00 points to trade at 768.50 at the close. DSV Panalpina A/S (CSE:DSV ) declined 1.14% or 17.50 points to end at 1,511.00 and Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS ) was down 0.62% or 0.90 points to 135.90.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 81 to 50 and 23 ended unchanged.

Shares in Tryg A/S (CSE:TRYG ) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.10% or 4.90 to 162.90. Shares in Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS ) fell to 52-week lows; falling 0.62% or 0.90 to 135.90.

Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.42% or 0.32 to $75.53 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.37% or 0.29 to hit $79.11 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.40% or 36.85 to trade at $2,676.15 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was down 0.12% to 6.81, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.02% to 7.46.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 102.61.

Source: Investing.com