Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumer Goods , Chemicals and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 added 0.56%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Tryg A/S (CSE: TRYG ), which rose 2.66% or 4.30 points to trade at 165.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Carlsberg A/S B (CSE: CARLb ) added 2.30% or 21.00 points to end at 932.60 and Danske Bank A/S (CSE: DANSKE ) was up 1.73% or 4.30 points to 252.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ambu A/S (CSE: AMBUb ), which fell 2.87% or 3.00 points to trade at 101.40 at the close. Oersted AS (CSE: ORSTED ) declined 1.77% or 4.40 points to end at 244.80 and Zealand Pharma A/S (CSE: ZELA ) was down 1.35% or 5.50 points to 402.40.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 75 to 47 and 21 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tryg A/S (CSE: TRYG ) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.66% or 4.30 to 165.80. Shares in Oersted AS (CSE: ORSTED ) fell to 5-year lows; down 1.77% or 4.40 to 244.80. Shares in Danske Bank A/S (CSE: DANSKE ) rose to 5-year highs; up 1.73% or 4.30 to 252.80.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 2.77% or 1.75 to $61.40 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 2.66% or 1.76 to hit $64.33 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.90% or 28.60 to trade at $3,216.90 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was unchanged 0.05% to 6.67, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.01% to 7.46.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 100.76.