Denmark stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 1.08%
2022.04.01 19:07
Denmark stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 1.08%
Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Consumer Goods and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 added 1.08% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS), which rose 5.16% or 10.30 points to trade at 210.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Ambu A/S (CSE:AMBUb) added 3.65% or 3.65 points to end at 103.70 and Danske Bank A/S (CSE:DANSKE) was up 3.64% or 4.10 points to 116.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Orsted A/S (CSE:ORSTED), which fell 1.70% or 14.40 points to trade at 834.80 at the close. Novozymes A/S B (CSE:NZYMb) declined 1.66% or 7.70 points to end at 455.30 and GN Store Nord (CSE:GN) was down 0.81% or 2.70 points to 330.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 98 to 59 and 15 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.34% or 0.34 to $100.62 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.84% or 0.88 to hit $105.59 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 1.12% or 21.90 to trade at $1,927.30 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was up 0.27% to 6.74, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.01% to 7.44.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.33% at 98.68.
