Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Chemicals and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 added 0.56%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Tryg A/S (CSE:TRYG), which rose 2.66% or 4.30 points to trade at 165.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Carlsberg A/S B (CSE:CARLb) added 2.30% or 21.00 points to end at 932.60 and Danske Bank A/S (CSE:DANSKE) was up 1.73% or 4.30 points to 252.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ambu A/S (CSE:AMBUb), which fell 2.87% or 3.00 points to trade at 101.40 at the close. Oersted AS (CSE:ORSTED) declined 1.77% or 4.40 points to end at 244.80 and Zealand Pharma A/S (CSE:ZELA) was down 1.35% or 5.50 points to 402.40.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 75 to 47 and 21 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tryg A/S (CSE:TRYG) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.66% or 4.30 to 165.80. Shares in Oersted AS (CSE:ORSTED) fell to 5-year lows; down 1.77% or 4.40 to 244.80. Shares in Danske Bank A/S (CSE:DANSKE) rose to 5-year highs; up 1.73% or 4.30 to 252.80.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 2.77% or 1.75 to $61.40 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 2.66% or 1.76 to hit $64.33 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.90% or 28.60 to trade at $3,216.90 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was unchanged 0.05% to 6.67, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.01% to 7.46.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 100.76.