Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Chemicals, Personal & Household Goods and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 gained 0.73% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Novozymes A/S B (CO:NZYMb), which rose 2.61% or 7.3 points to trade at 287.5 at the close. Meanwhile, Dong Energy A/S (CO:DENERG) added 2.11% or 5.80 points to end at 280.50 and Chr. Hansen Holding A/S (CO:CHRH) was up 2.00% or 8.6 points to 438.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Genmab (CO:GEN), which fell 1.18% or 15.0 points to trade at 1255.0 at the close. TDC A/S (CO:TDC) declined 0.25% or 0.09 points to end at 35.78 and Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CO:VWS) was up 0.09% or 0.5 points to 574.5.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 82 to 40 and 14 ended unchanged.
Shares in Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CO:VWS) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 0.09% or 0.5 to 574.5.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.56% or 0.30 to $53.10 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.71% or 0.40 to hit $55.83 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.17% or 2.15 to trade at $1276.35 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was up 0.01% to 7.0122, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.00% to 7.4369.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 100.61.