Denmark stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 1.44% By Investing.com

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

At the close in Copenhagen, the rose 1.44%.

The best performers of the session on the were AP Moeller – Maersk A/S A (CSE:), which rose 4.92% or 900.00 points to trade at 19,180.00 at the close. Meanwhile, AP Moeller – Maersk A/S B (CSE:) added 4.83% or 905.00 points to end at 19,635.00 and Demant A/S (CSE:) was up 3.43% or 10.10 points to 304.40 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Netcompany Group (CSE:), which fell 4.13% or 16.60 points to trade at 385.20 at the close. Orsted A/S (CSE:) declined 2.33% or 19.00 points to end at 794.90 and Royal Unibrew A/S (CSE:) was down 1.13% or 7.20 points to 630.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 81 to 76 and 10 ended unchanged.

Shares in Netcompany Group (CSE:) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.13% or 16.60 to 385.20.

Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.90% or 0.92 to $100.78 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.59% or 0.62 to hit $103.99 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.97% or 18.40 to trade at $1,885.70 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was up 0.83% to 7.05, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.03% to 7.44.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.73% at 103.07.