Denmark stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 0.14%

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At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 rose 0.14% to hit a new all time high.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were GN Store Nord (CSE:GN), which rose 2.07% or 9.7 points to trade at 478.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Novozymes A/S B (CSE:NZYMb) added 1.43% or 7.1 points to end at 503.0 and Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS) was up 1.39% or 3.5 points to 255.6 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:NOVOb), which fell 0.91% or 6.2 points to trade at 674.4 at the close. Rockwool International B (CSE:ROCKb) declined 0.84% or 28 points to end at 3312 and ISS A/S (CSE:ISS) was down 0.21% or 0.30 points to 139.45.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 90 to 64 and 13 ended unchanged.

Shares in Novozymes A/S B (CSE:NZYMb) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 1.43% or 7.1 to 503.0.

Crude oil for October delivery was up 5.36% or 3.33 to $65.47 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 5.25% or 3.40 to hit $68.15 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.29% or 22.95 to trade at $1806.95 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was down 0.28% to 6.3381, while EUR/DKK rose 0.07% to 7.4368.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.44% at 93.100.