Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Chemicals and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 gained 0.29%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Tryg A/S (COP:TRYG), which rose 2.36% or 3.1 points to trade at 134.7 at the close. Meanwhile, Chr. Hansen Holding A/S (COP:CHRH) added 1.72% or 6.0 points to end at 355.0 and Carlsberg A/S B (COP:CARLb) was up 1.26% or 6.5 points to 522.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were FLSmidth & Co. (COP:FLS), which fell 0.91% or 2.2 points to trade at 238.5 at the close. Danske Bank A/S (COP:DANSKE) declined 0.33% or 0.7 points to end at 211.0 and Novozymes B (COP:NZYMb) was down 0.31% or 0.9 points to 288.9.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 89 to 62 and 4 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.47% or 0.22 to $46.93 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 1.74% or 0.86 to hit $48.88 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.19% or 2.10 to trade at $1116.90 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was down 0.22% to 6.5936, while EUR/DKK fell 0.00% to 7.4610.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.13% at 95.38.