Denmark stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 1.87%

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

At the close in Copenhagen, the added 1.87% to hit a new all time high.

The best performers of the session on the were Genmab (CSE:), which rose 6.90% or 175.00 points to trade at 2,710.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Orsted A/S (CSE:) added 4.89% or 19.00 points to end at 407.40 and Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:) was up 4.77% or 7.20 points to 158.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Carlsberg A/S B (CSE:), which fell 0.19% or 1.80 points to trade at 955.20 at the close. Chr Hansen Holding A/S (CSE:) added 0.20% or 0.90 points to end at 454.00 and Royal Unibrew A/S (CSE:) was up 0.28% or 1.60 points to 580.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 98 to 51 and 10 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for October delivery was up 1.65% or 1.46 to $89.98 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 1.73% or 1.59 to hit $93.47 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.10% or 1.95 to trade at $1,930.55 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was up 0.59% to 6.99, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.03% to 7.46.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.41% at 104.83.