Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Chemicals, Financials and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 rose 0.43% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Danske Bank A/S (CO:DANSKE), which rose 2.48% or 6.0 points to trade at 248.0 at the close. Meanwhile, William Demant Holding AS (CO:WDH) added 2.36% or 3.6 points to end at 156.3 and Jyske Bank A/S (CO:JYSK) was up 2.07% or 7.4 points to 364.9 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Lundbeck A/S (CO:LUN), which fell 2.04% or 7.3 points to trade at 350.0 at the close. TDC A/S (CO:TDC) declined 1.58% or 0.59 points to end at 36.65 and Chr. Hansen Holding A/S (CO:CHRH) was down 1.03% or 4.8 points to 460.2.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 65 to 42 and 28 ended unchanged.
Shares in Danske Bank A/S (CO:DANSKE) rose to 5-year highs; rising 2.48% or 6.0 to 248.0. Shares in William Demant Holding AS (CO:WDH) rose to 3-years highs; up 2.36% or 3.6 to 156.3.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.06% or 0.03 to $49.00 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.04% or 0.02 to hit $51.84 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.16% or 1.99 to trade at $1267.89 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was down 0.24% to 6.8256, while EUR/DKK fell 0.01% to 7.4380.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 98.89.