Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Oil&Gas and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 gained 0.22%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Ambu A/S (CO:AMBUb), which rose 7.40% or 13.0 points to trade at 188.7 at the close. Meanwhile, AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CO:MAERSKb) added 1.22% or 104 points to end at 8618 and Carlsberg A/S B (CO:CARLb) was up 1.04% or 8.8 points to 856.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Genmab (CO:GEN), which fell 0.86% or 10.0 points to trade at 1149.0 at the close. Chr. Hansen Holding A/S (CO:CHRH) declined 0.78% or 5.2 points to end at 659.4 and Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CO:NOVOb) was down 0.43% or 1.4 points to 332.4.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 78 to 50 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in Carlsberg A/S B (CO:CARLb) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.04% or 8.8 to 856.0.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 1.08% or 0.69 to $63.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.70% or 0.50 to hit $71.05 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.23% or 2.95 to trade at $1292.25 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was down 0.05% to 6.6025, while EUR/DKK fell 0.06% to 7.4649.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 96.518.
