Denmark stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 0.71%

Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Software&Computer Services and Technology sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 gained 0.71%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Ambu A/S (CSE:AMBUb), which rose 5.50% or 4.36 points to trade at 83.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Netcompany Group (CSE:NETCG) added 4.23% or 13.60 points to end at 335.20 and GN Store Nord (CSE:GN) was up 2.90% or 4.85 points to 172.20 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Jyske Bank A/S (CSE:JYSK), which fell 0.73% or 3.20 points to trade at 433.20 at the close. Rockwool International B (CSE:ROCKb) declined 0.22% or 3.50 points to end at 1,614.00 and Tryg A/S (CSE:TRYG) was down 0.15% or 0.25 points to 164.70.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 83 to 74 and 12 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for January delivery was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to $77.94 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.30% or 0.26 to hit $85.15 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.65% or 11.35 to trade at $1,756.95 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was down 0.09% to 7.15, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.01% to 7.44.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.19% at 105.77.