Denmark shares higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 0.78%

Investing.com – Denmark equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Chemicals and Technology sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 rose 0.78%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Rockwool International B (CSE:ROCKb), which rose 3.47% or 106.00 points to trade at 3,158.00 at the close. Zealand Pharma A/S (CSE:ZELA) added 3.12% or 26.50 points to end at 876.00 and NKT Holding (CSE:NKT) was up 2.30% or 14.50 points to 645.00 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Pandora A/S (CSE:PNDORA), which lost 3.70% or 43.00 points to trade at 1,119.00 in late trade. AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb) declined 1.12% or 125.00 points to end at 11,055.00 and Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS) shed 1.09% or 1.70 points to 153.70.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 67 to 65 and 17 ended unchanged on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.95% or 0.68 to $70.88 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.63% or 0.47 to hit $74.00 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.13% or 3.45 to trade at $2,680.45 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was up 0.22% to 6.68, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.00% to 7.46.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.29% at 100.45.