Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Chemicals and Software & Computer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 rose 0.67% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS), which rose 5.78% or 13.6 points to trade at 248.8 at the close. Meanwhile, ISS A/S (CSE:ISS) added 2.70% or 3.80 points to end at 144.40 and Rockwool International B (CSE:ROCKb) was up 2.00% or 60 points to 3062 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tryg A/S (CSE:TRYG), which fell 2.53% or 4.0 points to trade at 154.0 at the close. Simcorp A/S (CSE:SIM) declined 1.37% or 11.0 points to end at 792.8 and Danske Bank A/S (CSE:DANSKE) was down 1.03% or 1.1 points to 110.7.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 74 to 62 and 24 ended unchanged.
Shares in ISS A/S (CSE:ISS) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.70% or 3.80 to 144.40.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.66% or 0.48 to $73.39 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.61% or 0.45 to hit $74.59 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 1.03% or 18.35 to trade at $1762.35 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was up 0.12% to 6.2433, while EUR/DKK rose 0.01% to 7.4364.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 91.998.