Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Personal & Household Goods and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 added 1.64%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Chr. Hansen Holding A/S (COP:CHRH), which rose 6.68% or 21.8 points to trade at 348.3 at the close. Meanwhile, Vestas Wind Systems (COP:VWS) added 4.01% or 13.4 points to end at 347.4 and Pandora A/S (COP:PNDORA) was up 3.41% or 24.5 points to 743.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were A.P. Moller - Maersk B (COP:MAERSKb), which fell 2.15% or 260 points to trade at 11860 at the close. A.P. Moller - Maersk A (COP:MAERSKa) declined 2.04% or 240 points to end at 11510 and TDC A/S (COP:TDC) was down 0.14% or 0.07 points to 49.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 104 to 53 and 4 ended unchanged.
Shares in Pandora A/S (COP:PNDORA) rose to all time highs; rising 3.41% or 24.5 to 743.5.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 3.26% or 1.94 to $57.53 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 1.74% or 1.10 to hit $62.48 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.20% or 2.30 to trade at $1169.50 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was up 0.57% to 6.7324, while EUR/DKK rose 0.01% to 7.4612.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.55% at 96.28.