Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Consumer Goods and Oil&Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 rose 1.01% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were GN Store Nord (CSE:GN), which rose 5.19% or 16.2 points to trade at 328.5 at the close. Meanwhile, Carlsberg A/S B (CSE:CARLb) added 1.70% or 15.2 points to end at 908.0 and Tryg A/S (CSE:TRYG) was up 1.68% or 3.6 points to 218.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ambu A/S (CSE:AMBUb), which fell 3.84% or 4.2 points to trade at 104.0 at the close. AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb) declined 1.72% or 126 points to end at 7190 and ISS A/S (CSE:ISS) was down 1.10% or 2.15 points to 193.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 62 to 54 and 27 ended unchanged.
Shares in Carlsberg A/S B (CSE:CARLb) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.70% or 15.2 to 908.0. Shares in Tryg A/S (CSE:TRYG) rose to 5-year highs; up 1.68% or 3.6 to 218.0.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 2.38% or 1.27 to $52.00 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 1.88% or 1.17 to hit $61.12 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.62% or 8.25 to trade at $1339.45 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was up 0.17% to 6.6041, while EUR/DKK fell 0.02% to 7.4680.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 96.830.
