Denmark stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 0.02%

Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Copenhagen, the rose 0.02% to hit a new all time high.

The best performers of the session on the were AP Moeller – Maersk A/S B (CSE:), which rose 1.34% or 160.00 points to trade at 12,140.00 at the close. Meanwhile, AP Moeller – Maersk A/S A (CSE:) added 1.27% or 150.00 points to end at 11,980.00 and Ambu A/S (CSE:) was up 0.67% or 0.70 points to 105.20 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were GN Store Nord (CSE:), which fell 0.98% or 1.70 points to trade at 171.80 at the close. Carlsberg A/S B (CSE:) declined 0.52% or 4.40 points to end at 846.80 and Oersted AS (CSE:) was down 0.43% or 1.60 points to 374.30.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 76 to 71 and 20 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.59% or 0.42 to $72.19 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.61% or 0.47 to hit $77.62 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.45% or 9.45 to trade at $2,074.05 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was up 0.07% to 6.74, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.01% to 7.45.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 100.92.