Denmark stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 0.35%

Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Financials and Software & Computer Services sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 gained 0.35% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were DSV AS (CSE:DSV), which rose 2.39% or 32.50 points to trade at 1,394.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Nkt AS (CSE:NKT) added 2.38% or 19.50 points to end at 840.50 and Danske Bank A/S (CSE:DANSKE) was up 2.18% or 7.50 points to 351.20 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Pandora A/S (CSE:PNDORA), which fell 2.29% or 19.20 points to trade at 819.20 at the close. Carlsberg A/S Class B (CSE:CARLb) declined 1.45% or 14.00 points to end at 953.60 and AP Moeller - Maersk A/S Class B (CSE:MAERSKb) was down 1.18% or 280.00 points to 23,510.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 75 to 43 and 19 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.84% or 1.87 to $99.89 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 1.16% or 1.29 to hit $109.45 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.81% or 32.87 to trade at $4,071.27 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was up 0.29% to 6.71, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.02% to 7.47.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.30% at 102.11.