Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Chemicals, Oil & Gas and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 gained 0.42%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CO:VWS), which rose 3.15% or 17.5 points to trade at 572.5 at the close. Meanwhile, DSV (CO:DSV) added 2.25% or 10.5 points to end at 478.2 and AP Moeller - Maersk A/S A (CO:MAERSKa) was up 1.29% or 150 points to 11750 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pandora A/S (CO:PNDORA), which fell 0.65% or 4.0 points to trade at 614.5 at the close. Novo Nordisk A/S B (CO:NOVOb) declined 0.59% or 1.8 points to end at 303.5 and Novozymes A/S B (CO:NZYMb) was down 0.15% or 0.5 points to 323.5.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 74 to 44 and 21 ended unchanged.
Shares in DSV (CO:DSV) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.25% or 10.5 to 478.2.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 1.61% or 0.84 to $51.30 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 1.42% or 0.82 to hit $56.75 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.11% or 1.41 to trade at $1289.21 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was down 0.30% to 6.3172, while EUR/DKK fell 0.00% to 7.4420.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.25% at 93.04.