Denmark stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 0.84%

Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Copenhagen, the rose 0.84%.

The best performers of the session on the were Novozymes A/S B (CSE:), which rose 2.84% or 11.60 points to trade at 419.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Ambu A/S (CSE:) added 1.58% or 2.05 points to end at 132.00 and Coloplast A/S (CSE:) was up 1.39% or 11.20 points to 818.20 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Jyske Bank A/S (CSE:), which fell 3.35% or 19.00 points to trade at 548.50 at the close. Danske Bank A/S (CSE:) declined 3.24% or 6.90 points to end at 205.90 and ISS A/S (CSE:) was down 2.65% or 3.60 points to 132.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.

Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.30% or 0.22 to $73.03 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.22% or 0.17 to hit $77.35 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 1.05% or 24.65 to trade at $2,372.05 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was up 0.12% to 6.86, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.00% to 7.46.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 104.32.