Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Healthcare and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 gained 1.81% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were DSV Panalpina A/S (CSE:DSV), which rose 4.00% or 48.5 points to trade at 1259.5 at the close. Meanwhile, Novozymes A/S B (CSE:NZYMb) added 2.97% or 11.7 points to end at 405.2 and Orsted A/S (CSE:ORSTED) was up 2.69% or 27.50 points to 1049.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Danske Bank A/S (CSE:DANSKE), which fell 2.53% or 3.1 points to trade at 121.3 at the close. ISS A/S (CSE:ISS) declined 2.07% or 2.60 points to end at 123.00 and Rockwool International B (CSE:ROCKb) was down 0.53% or 14 points to 2617.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 88 to 53 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in DSV Panalpina A/S (CSE:DSV) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.00% or 48.5 to 1259.5.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.64% or 0.38 to $59.39 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.27% or 0.17 to hit $62.99 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.78% or 13.50 to trade at $1755.10 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was down 0.23% to 6.2492, while EUR/DKK rose 0.03% to 7.4371.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.32% at 92.177.