Denmark stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 0.75%
2022.08.11 18:45
Denmark stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 0.75%
Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Chemicals and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 gained 0.75%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Ambu A/S (CSE:AMBUb), which rose 7.98% or 5.78 points to trade at 78.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Genmab (CSE:GMAB) added 5.38% or 139.00 points to end at 2,722.00 and Demant A/S (CSE:DEMANT) was up 3.70% or 9.90 points to 277.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Netcompany Group (CSE:NETCG), which fell 15.83% or 66.20 points to trade at 352.00 at the close. Orsted A/S (CSE:ORSTED) declined 7.72% or 65.80 points to end at 786.20 and AP Moeller – Maersk A/S A (CSE:MAERSKa) was down 0.29% or 60.00 points to 20,680.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 88 to 74 and 8 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 1.57% or 1.44 to $93.37 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 1.47% or 1.43 to hit $98.83 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.51% or 9.25 to trade at $1,804.45 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was down 0.31% to 7.20, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.03% to 7.44.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.19% at 104.88.
