Denmark stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 0.83%

Denmark stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 0.83%

Jan 24, 2020

Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Chemicals, Technology and Personal&Household Goods sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 rose 0.83% to hit a new all time high.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Oersted A/S (CSE:ORSTED), which rose 2.77% or 20.20 points to trade at 749.60 at the close. Meanwhile, AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb) added 2.13% or 180 points to end at 8622 and Pandora A/S (CSE:PNDORA) was up 2.04% or 7.5 points to 375.4 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Carlsberg A/S B (CSE:CARLb), which fell 0.72% or 7.5 points to trade at 1038.5 at the close. Ambu A/S (CSE:AMBUb) declined 0.52% or 0.6 points to end at 115.5 and ISS A/S (CSE:ISS) was down 0.47% or 0.80 points to 171.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 95 to 37 and 18 ended unchanged.

Shares in Oersted A/S (CSE:ORSTED) rose to all time highs; rising 2.77% or 20.20 to 749.60. Shares in Pandora A/S (CSE:PNDORA) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.04% or 7.5 to 375.4.

Crude oil for March delivery was down 2.55% or 1.42 to $54.17 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 2.45% or 1.52 to hit $60.52 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.44% or 6.95 to trade at $1572.35 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was up 0.28% to 6.7783, while EUR/DKK rose 0.04% to 7.4738.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 97.695.

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