Denmark stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 0.71%

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At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 gained 0.71% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Danske Bank A/S (CSE:DANSKE), which rose 5.82% or 6.65 points to trade at 121.00 at the close. Meanwhile, GN Store Nord (CSE:GN) added 2.29% or 3.70 points to end at 165.20 and Tryg A/S (CSE:TRYG) was up 2.06% or 3.30 points to 163.30 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were AP Moeller – Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb), which fell 2.75% or 430.00 points to trade at 15,225.00 at the close. AP Moeller – Maersk A/S A (CSE:MAERSKa) declined 2.08% or 310.00 points to end at 14,620.00 and Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS) was down 1.91% or 2.90 points to 148.60.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 76 to 72 and 13 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.31% or 1.17 to $87.91 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 1.34% or 1.27 to hit $93.77 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 1.31% or 21.75 to trade at $1,643.85 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was up 0.27% to 7.49, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.06% to 7.44.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.29% at 110.77.