Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Healthcare, Financials and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 rose 1.72% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Novo Nordisk B (COP:NOVOb), which rose 3.12% or 11.9 points to trade at 393.3 at the close. Meanwhile, COLOPLAST B (COP:COLOb) added 2.86% or 15.5 points to end at 557.5 and DSV (COP:DSV) was up 2.52% or 5.7 points to 232.1 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were A.P. Moller - Maersk B (COP:MAERSKb), which fell 1.00% or 150 points to trade at 14780 at the close. A.P. Moller - Maersk A (COP:MAERSKa) declined 0.90% or 130 points to end at 14310 and TDC A/S (COP:TDC) was down 0.29% or 0.15 points to 51.95.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 112 to 57 and 2 ended unchanged.
Shares in Novo Nordisk B (COP:NOVOb) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.12% or 11.9 to 393.3. Shares in COLOPLAST B (COP:COLOb) rose to 3-years highs; up 2.86% or 15.5 to 557.5. Shares in DSV (COP:DSV) rose to all time highs; up 2.52% or 5.7 to 232.1.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 1.52% or 0.77 to $51.56 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 1.76% or 0.99 to hit $57.56 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 1.05% or 12.50 to trade at $1206.10 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was up 0.63% to 7.0548, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.00% to 7.4723.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.47% at 99.72.