Denmark stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 1.14%

Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Chemicals and Oil&Gas sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 added 1.14% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:NOVOb), which rose 2.01% or 17.80 points to trade at 902.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS) added 1.81% or 3.35 points to end at 188.40 and AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb) was down 0.05% or 5.00 points to 10,190.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were AP Moeller - Maersk A/S A (CSE:MAERSKa), which fell 3.95% or 410.00 points to trade at 9,960.00 at the close. Coloplast A/S (CSE:COLOb) declined 1.79% or 15.40 points to end at 846.40 and DSV Panalpina A/S (CSE:DSV) was down 1.79% or 18.20 points to 997.80.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 78 to 61 and 20 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.63% or 0.52 to $82.11 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.72% or 0.63 to hit $86.57 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 2.02% or 47.65 to trade at $2,310.05 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was up 0.29% to 6.98, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.01% to 7.46.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.49% at 105.96.