Denmark Stocks Close Higher

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

At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 gained 1.86%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were:
– Danske Bank A/S (CSE:DANSKE): rose 2.75% or 5.50 points to trade at 205.50.
– Pandora A/S (CSE:PNDORA): added 2.63% or 34.00 points to end at 1,328.50.
– Carlsberg A/S B (CSE:CARLb): was up 2.40% or 16.40 points to 699.40 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Oersted AS (CSE:ORSTED): fell 1.31% or 4.40 points to trade at 330.30.
– Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS): added 0.18% or 0.20 points to end at 98.80.
– Coloplast A/S (CSE:COLOb): was up 0.20% or 1.60 points to 794.80.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 99 to 40 and 15 ended unchanged.

Shares in Oersted AS fell to 52-week lows, dropping 1.31% or 4.40 points to 330.30. Meanwhile, shares in Pandora A/S rose to all-time highs, up 2.63% or 34.00 points to 1,328.50.

Commodity Prices

• Crude oil for February delivery was up 1.21% or 0.84 to $70.46 a barrel.
• Brent oil for March delivery rose 1.08% or 0.79 to hit $73.64 a barrel.
• The February Gold Futures contract fell 0.77% or 20.54 to trade at $2,633.36 a troy ounce.

Currency Exchange Rates

• USD/DKK was unchanged 0.06% to 7.15.
• EUR/DKK remained unchanged 0.00% to 7.46.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 107.75.