Denmark stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 1.45%

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At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 rose 1.45% to hit a new all time high.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:NOVOb), which rose 2.64% or 25.60 points to trade at 994.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Tryg A/S (CSE:TRYG) added 1.70% or 2.65 points to end at 158.80 and Carlsberg A/S B (CSE:CARLb) was up 1.63% or 15.80 points to 985.80 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were GN Store Nord (CSE:GN), which fell 4.18% or 7.00 points to trade at 160.70 at the close. Ambu A/S (CSE:AMBUb) declined 1.04% or 1.10 points to end at 105.00 and AP Moeller – Maersk A/S A (CSE:MAERSKa) was down 0.93% or 140.00 points to 14,950.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 87 to 69 and 20 ended unchanged.

Shares in Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:NOVOb) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.64% or 25.60 to 994.00.

Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.50% or 0.40 to $79.32 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.49% or 0.42 to hit $85.97 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.61% or 11.35 to trade at $1,863.15 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was down 0.25% to 6.96, while EUR/DKK rose 0.08% to 7.45.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.19% at 103.34.