Denmark stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 1.77%

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At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 rose 1.77% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS), which rose 4.15% or 7.24 points to trade at 181.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:NOVOb) added 2.87% or 22.40 points to end at 801.60 and Orsted A/S (CSE:ORSTED) was up 2.50% or 19.10 points to 782.10 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Pandora A/S (CSE:PNDORA), which fell 1.77% or 9.80 points to trade at 545.20 at the close. AP Moeller – Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb) declined 1.50% or 320.00 points to end at 21,000.00 and AP Moeller – Maersk A/S A (CSE:MAERSKa) was down 1.32% or 280.00 points to 20,920.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 87 to 63 and 21 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.44% or 0.52 to $119.02 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.49% or 0.59 to hit $120.10 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.54% or 9.90 to trade at $1,853.60 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was unchanged 0.04% to 6.96, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.03% to 7.44.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 102.43.