Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Healthcare and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 gained 0.15%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:NOVOb), which rose 1.37% or 14.20 points to trade at 1,049.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Genmab (CSE:GMAB) added 1.10% or 28.00 points to end at 2,578.00 and Carlsberg A/S B (CSE:CARLb) was up 1.08% or 11.00 points to 1,028.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS), which fell 3.39% or 6.62 points to trade at 188.40 at the close. Orsted A/S (CSE:ORSTED) declined 3.35% or 19.00 points to end at 547.50 and Jyske Bank A/S (CSE:JYSK) was down 3.01% or 14.60 points to 469.80.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 91 to 56 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:NOVOb) rose to all time highs; up 1.37% or 14.20 to 1,049.00. Shares in Orsted A/S (CSE:ORSTED) fell to 3-years lows; down 3.35% or 19.00 to 547.50. Shares in Carlsberg A/S B (CSE:CARLb) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.08% or 11.00 to 1,028.00.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 1.82% or 1.27 to $68.69 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 1.88% or 1.43 to hit $74.48 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.43% or 8.50 to trade at $1,987.40 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was up 0.76% to 6.93, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.05% to 7.45.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.60% at 102.82.