Denmark stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 0.74%

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At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 gained 0.74% to hit a new all time high.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Simcorp A/S (CSE:SIM), which rose 3.89% or 33.0 points to trade at 881.6 at the close. Meanwhile, Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS) added 3.69% or 8.6 points to end at 241.6 and Orsted A/S (CSE:ORSTED) was up 3.22% or 30.20 points to 967.20 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were ISS A/S (CSE:ISS), which fell 2.63% or 3.85 points to trade at 142.55 at the close. AP Moeller – Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb) declined 2.28% or 435 points to end at 18615 and Ambu A/S (CSE:AMBUb) was down 1.53% or 3.4 points to 218.6.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 86 to 60 and 20 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.49% or 0.34 to $68.75 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.59% or 0.42 to hit $70.89 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.51% or 26.45 to trade at $1778.25 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was down 0.56% to 6.3036, while EUR/DKK rose 0.01% to 7.4366.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.55% at 92.528.