Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Technology and Chemicals sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 added 0.22%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Lundbeck A/S (CO:LUN), which rose 1.94% or 5.8 points to trade at 304.9 at the close. Meanwhile, Genmab (CO:GEN) added 1.62% or 23.0 points to end at 1443.0 and Chr. Hansen Holding A/S (CO:CHRH) was up 1.34% or 5.6 points to 423.8 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were AP Moeller - Maersk A/S A (CO:MAERSKa), which fell 1.30% or 150 points to trade at 11420 at the close. AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CO:MAERSKb) declined 1.25% or 150 points to end at 11850 and William Demant Holding AS (CO:WDH) was down 1.10% or 1.6 points to 144.3.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 62 to 51 and 21 ended unchanged.
Shares in Genmab (CO:GEN) rose to all time highs; up 1.62% or 23.0 to 1443.0.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 1.61% or 0.78 to $47.62 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 1.15% or 0.59 to hit $50.76 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.05% or 0.55 to trade at $1202.55 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was up 0.21% to 6.9933, while EUR/DKK fell 0.01% to 7.4337.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 101.44.