Denmark Stocks Close Higher

Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Friday, with gains in the Technology, Consumer Goods, and Healthcare sectors leading shares higher.

At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 added 1.30%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were:
– Zealand Pharma A/S (CSE:ZELA): up 4.12% or 33.50 points to trade at 847.00.
– GN Store Nord (CSE:GN): up 4.08% or 5.50 points to end at 139.10.
– Demant A/S (CSE:DEMANT): up 2.74% or 7.00 points to trade at 262.20.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS): down 2.79% or 3.00 points to trade at 104.50.
– Danske Bank A/S (CSE:DANSKE): down 1.96% or 4.10 points to end at 205.00.
– Jyske Bank A/S (CSE:JYSK): down 1.48% or 7.40 points to trade at 493.60.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 70 to 54, with 25 ending unchanged.

Commodities Trading

• Crude oil for December delivery was down 3.10% or 2.24 to $70.12 a barrel.
• Brent oil for January declined 2.70% or 2.04 to hit $73.59 a barrel.
• December Gold Futures contract fell 0.40% or 10.90 to trade at $2,694.90 a troy ounce.

Currency Exchange Rates

• USD/DKK was up 0.67% to 6.95.
• EUR/DKK was unchanged at 7.46.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.39% at 104.78.