Denmark stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 0.29% By Investing.com

Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Copenhagen, the gained 0.29%.

The best performers of the session on the were Novozymes A/S B (CSE:), which rose 1.32% or 4.60 points to trade at 351.90 at the close. Meanwhile, AP Moeller – Maersk A/S B (CSE:) added 1.26% or 185.00 points to end at 14,865.00 and AP Moeller – Maersk A/S A (CSE:) was up 1.25% or 180.00 points to 14,540.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Orsted A/S (CSE:), which fell 8.70% or 58.00 points to trade at 608.50 at the close. Bavarian Nordic (CSE:) declined 3.29% or 8.00 points to end at 235.10 and GN Store Nord (CSE:) was down 1.50% or 2.60 points to 170.60.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 85 to 62 and 18 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.58% or 0.47 to $81.08 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.74% or 0.64 to hit $86.80 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.20% or 3.80 to trade at $1,927.70 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was down 0.09% to 6.86, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.05% to 7.44.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 101.91.