Denmark stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 1.08%

Denmark stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 1.08%

Sep 02, 2019

Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Real Estate, Personal&Household Goods and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 added 1.08% to hit a new 52-week high.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were GN Store Nord (CSE:GN), which rose 3.42% or 9.7 points to trade at 293.7 at the close. Meanwhile, DSV (CSE:DSV) added 2.47% or 16.6 points to end at 689.0 and Ambu A/S (CSE:AMBUb) was up 1.98% or 2.3 points to 118.3 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb), which fell 1.50% or 108 points to trade at 7110 at the close. Jyske Bank A/S (CSE:JYSK) declined 1.47% or 2.8 points to end at 187.5 and Danske Bank A/S (CSE:DANSKE) was down 1.35% or 1.2 points to 88.0.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 68 to 61 and 9 ended unchanged.

Shares in DSV (CSE:DSV) rose to all time highs; rising 2.47% or 16.6 to 689.0.

Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.53% or 0.29 to $54.81 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 1.05% or 0.62 to hit $58.63 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.61% or 9.40 to trade at $1538.80 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was up 0.20% to 6.7973, while EUR/DKK fell 0.01% to 7.4555.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 98.977.

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