Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Personal & Household Goods and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 gained 0.49%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS), which rose 2.45% or 28.5 points to trade at 1193.5 at the close. Meanwhile, Tryg A/S (CSE:TRYG) added 2.21% or 3.9 points to end at 180.4 and Oersted A/S (CSE:ORSTED) was up 2.08% or 22.50 points to 1103.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Danske Bank A/S (CSE:DANSKE), which fell 2.04% or 2.1 points to trade at 103.1 at the close. ISS A/S (CSE:ISS) declined 1.87% or 2.10 points to end at 110.15 and Chr. Hansen Holding A/S (CSE:CHRH) was down 1.49% or 9.8 points to 648.8.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 76 to 57 and 22 ended unchanged.
Shares in Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS) rose to all time highs; rising 2.45% or 28.5 to 1193.5.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.69% or 0.29 to $41.72 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.50% or 0.22 to hit $44.12 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.78% or 14.60 to trade at $1859.30 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was up 0.18% to 6.2973, while EUR/DKK rose 0.02% to 7.4516.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.29% at 92.578.