Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Software & Computer Services, Technology and Chemicals sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 rose 0.34% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Lundbeck A/S (CO:LUN), which rose 2.67% or 7.4 points to trade at 284.9 at the close. Meanwhile, Genmab (CO:GEN) added 2.28% or 26.0 points to end at 1167.0 and GN Store Nord (CO:GN) was up 1.71% or 2.5 points to 148.6 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nets A/S (CO:NETS), which fell 1.02% or 1.30 points to trade at 126.00 at the close. Dong Energy A/S (CO:DENERG) declined 0.90% or 2.40 points to end at 264.00 and AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CO:MAERSKb) was down 0.53% or 60 points to 11340.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 74 to 36 and 25 ended unchanged.
Shares in Lundbeck A/S (CO:LUN) rose to 5-year highs; up 2.67% or 7.4 to 284.9.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 1.60% or 0.85 to $53.87 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 1.48% or 0.83 to hit $56.73 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.37% or 4.25 to trade at $1137.85 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was down 0.04% to 7.1089, while EUR/DKK fell 0.00% to 7.4341.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.07% at 103.02.