Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Chemicals and Software & Computer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 rose 1.66%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were ISS A/S (CSE:ISS), which rose 9.31% or 10.95 points to trade at 128.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS) added 7.99% or 18.4 points to end at 248.8 and AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb) was up 6.94% or 1040 points to 16030 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pandora A/S (CSE:PNDORA), which fell 1.17% or 8.8 points to trade at 743.0 at the close. Carlsberg A/S B (CSE:CARLb) declined 0.50% or 5.5 points to end at 1091.5 and Genmab (CSE:GMAB) was down 0.09% or 2.0 points to 2223.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 105 to 36 and 17 ended unchanged.
Shares in ISS A/S (CSE:ISS) rose to 52-week highs; rising 9.31% or 10.95 to 128.60. Shares in AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb) rose to 5-year highs; up 6.94% or 1040 to 16030.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.76% or 0.50 to $66.19 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.90% or 0.62 to hit $69.50 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.37% or 6.55 to trade at $1782.55 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was up 0.11% to 6.1959, while EUR/DKK rose 0.02% to 7.4359.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.37% at 91.265.