Denmark stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 0.50%

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

At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 added 0.50%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Ambu A/S (CSE:AMBUb), which rose 4.20% or 4.25 points to trade at 105.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Jyske Bank A/S (CSE:JYSK) added 3.83% or 19.00 points to end at 515.20 and GN Store Nord (CSE:GN) was up 2.27% or 3.80 points to 170.80 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Tryg A/S (CSE:TRYG), which fell 1.77% or 2.60 points to trade at 144.30 at the close. Oersted AS (CSE:ORSTED) declined 1.68% or 6.50 points to end at 379.50 and Danske Bank A/S (CSE:DANSKE) was down 0.89% or 1.70 points to 189.20.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 96 to 60 and 8 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for February delivery was up 2.57% or 1.82 to $72.59 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 2.31% or 1.76 to hit $77.88 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.09% or 1.85 to trade at $2,035.35 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was up 0.24% to 6.83, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.00% to 7.46.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 102.25.