Denmark stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 0.49%

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 0.49%.

The best performers of the session on the were Orsted A/S (CSE:), which rose 5.14% or 31.00 points to trade at 634.00 at the close. Meanwhile, AP Moeller – Maersk A/S A (CSE:) added 4.80% or 570.00 points to end at 12,450.00 and AP Moeller – Maersk A/S B (CSE:) was up 4.64% or 560.00 points to 12,625.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Pandora A/S (CSE:), which fell 5.01% or 28.80 points to trade at 546.40 at the close. Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:) declined 2.46% or 5.10 points to end at 202.10 and Royal Unibrew A/S (CSE:) was down 0.74% or 4.40 points to 590.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 76 to 67 and 22 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for July delivery was down 1.63% or 1.18 to $71.35 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 1.34% or 1.03 to hit $75.92 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 1.18% or 23.15 to trade at $1,981.55 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was down 0.71% to 6.91, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.02% to 7.45.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.69% at 103.34.