Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Healthcare and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 gained 1.61%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were DSV (CO:DSV), which rose 3.48% or 11.0 points to trade at 327.5 at the close. Meanwhile, Genmab (CO:GEN) added 2.92% or 35.0 points to end at 1233.0 and Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CO:VWS) was up 2.71% or 12.9 points to 488.1 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pandora A/S (CO:PNDORA), which fell 4.16% or 36.0 points to trade at 830.0 at the close. William Demant Holding AS (CO:WDH) declined 0.28% or 0.4 points to end at 140.0 and FLSmidth & Co. (CO:FLS) was up 0.38% or 1.0 points to 262.6.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 105 to 39 and 18 ended unchanged.
Shares in DSV (CO:DSV) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.48% or 11.0 to 327.5. Shares in Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CO:VWS) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 2.71% or 12.9 to 488.1.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.60% or 0.26 to $42.76 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.77% or 0.35 to hit $45.04 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.35% or 4.75 to trade at $1346.05 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was down 0.20% to 6.6951, while EUR/DKK rose 0.00% to 7.4375.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.19% at 96.11.