Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Healthcare and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 rose 0.74% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Tryg A/S (CSE:TRYG), which rose 2.17% or 3.40 points to trade at 160.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:NOVOb) added 1.68% or 16.50 points to end at 1,000.20 and Danske Bank A/S (CSE:DANSKE) was up 1.23% or 1.90 points to 156.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bavarian Nordic (CSE:BAVA), which fell 5.10% or 12.50 points to trade at 232.50 at the close. GN Store Nord (CSE:GN) declined 2.29% or 3.80 points to end at 161.80 and Pandora A/S (CSE:PNDORA) was down 1.64% or 10.80 points to 649.20.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 87 to 63 and 20 ended unchanged.
Shares in Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:NOVOb) rose to all time highs; up 1.68% or 16.50 to 1,000.20. Shares in Danske Bank A/S (CSE:DANSKE) rose to 3-years highs; rising 1.23% or 1.90 to 156.80.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.17% or 0.13 to $76.42 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 1.30% or 1.09 to hit $82.98 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.25% or 4.55 to trade at $1,845.65 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was up 0.12% to 6.98, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.02% to 7.44.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 103.91.