Denmark stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 0.62%

Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Healthcare and Financials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 added 0.62% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Oersted AS (CSE:ORSTED), which rose 2.33% or 3.05 points to trade at 134.15 at the close. Meanwhile, Nkt AS (CSE:NKT) added 2.16% or 18.50 points to end at 874.00 and Novo Nordisk A/S (CSE:NOVOb) was up 2.10% or 5.40 points to 260.40 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Carlsberg A/S Class B (CSE:CARLb), which fell 3.03% or 29.20 points to trade at 934.20 at the close. ISS A/S (CSE:ISS) declined 2.32% or 6.80 points to end at 286.60 and Genmab (CSE:GMAB) was down 2.07% or 80.00 points to 3,788.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 63 to 57 and 15 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.57% or 1.61 to $101.17 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 1.31% or 1.46 to hit $110.18 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.66% or 26.85 to trade at $4,024.75 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was down 0.07% to 6.70, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.03% to 7.47.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 101.86.