Denmark stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 1.23%

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

At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 gained 1.23%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Rockwool International B (CSE:ROCKb), which rose 3.21% or 96.00 points to trade at 3,084.00 at the close. Meanwhile, NKT Holding (CSE:NKT) added 2.85% or 18.50 points to end at 667.00 and Zealand Pharma A/S (CSE:ZELA) was up 2.57% or 23.00 points to 918.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were GN Store Nord (CSE:GN), which fell 2.31% or 3.90 points to trade at 163.00 at the close. Oersted AS (CSE:ORSTED) declined 1.77% or 7.70 points to end at 427.80 and Demant A/S (CSE:DEMANT) was down 0.85% or 2.40 points to 280.20.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 85 to 51 and 14 ended unchanged.

Shares in Rockwool International B (CSE:ROCKb) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.21% or 96.00 to 3,084.00. Shares in NKT Holding (CSE:NKT) rose to all time highs; up 2.85% or 18.50 to 667.00.

Crude oil for November delivery was up 1.87% or 1.31 to $71.19 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 1.72% or 1.27 to hit $74.92 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.43% or 11.20 to trade at $2,609.80 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was down 0.22% to 6.69, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.00% to 7.46.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 100.47.