Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Consumer Goods and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 added 1.26% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Carlsberg A/S B (CO:CARLb), which rose 3.62% or 19.5 points to trade at 558.5 at the close. Meanwhile, DSV (CO:DSV) added 3.30% or 9.0 points to end at 281.7 and Novozymes B (CO:NZYMb) was up 2.33% or 7.1 points to 311.8 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were TDC A/S (CO:TDC), which fell 1.37% or 0.50 points to trade at 35.90 at the close. Danske Bank A/S (CO:DANSKE) declined 1.11% or 2.2 points to end at 195.2 and Jyske Bank A/S (CO:JYSK) was down 0.80% or 2.8 points to 348.4.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 86 to 72 and 7 ended unchanged.
Shares in DSV (CO:DSV) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.30% or 9.0 to 281.7.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 5.97% or 2.58 to $45.78 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 4.82% or 2.25 to hit $49.06 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.88% or 10.30 to trade at $1176.10 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was down 0.32% to 6.7327, while EUR/DKK fell 0.00% to 7.4601.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.43% at 96.61.