Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Software & Computer Services, Technology and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 gained 1.55% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were A.P. Moller - Maersk B (CO:MAERSKb), which rose 2.67% or 300 points to trade at 11550 at the close. Meanwhile, A.P. Moller - Maersk A (CO:MAERSKa) added 2.63% or 280 points to end at 10920 and Novo Nordisk A/S B (CO:NOVOb) was up 2.50% or 6.2 points to 254.4 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Carlsberg A/S B (CO:CARLb), which fell 1.41% or 8.5 points to trade at 593.5 at the close. TDC A/S (CO:TDC) declined 0.17% or 0.06 points to end at 36.00 and Genmab (CO:GEN) was down 0.17% or 2.0 points to 1145.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 77 to 42 and 20 ended unchanged.
Shares in A.P. Moller - Maersk B (CO:MAERSKb) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.67% or 300 to 11550. Shares in A.P. Moller - Maersk A (CO:MAERSKa) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.63% or 280 to 10920.
Crude oil for January delivery was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to $51.04 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.22% or 0.12 to hit $54.02 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 3.08% or 35.85 to trade at $1127.85 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was up 1.37% to 7.1532, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.00% to 7.4352.
The US Dollar Index was up 1.27% at 103.33.