Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the gained 0.40%.
The best performers of the session on the were Zealand Pharma A/S (CSE:), which rose 5.45% or 48.50 points to trade at 938.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Coloplast A/S (CSE:) added 2.16% or 18.00 points to end at 850.00 and Jyske Bank A/S (CSE:) was up 1.93% or 10.50 points to 555.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pandora A/S (CSE:), which fell 1.54% or 15.40 points to trade at 982.00 at the close. AP Moeller – Maersk A/S A (CSE:) declined 1.10% or 140.00 points to end at 12,610.00 and AP Moeller – Maersk A/S B (CSE:) was down 1.07% or 140.00 points to 12,985.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 79 to 57 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in Zealand Pharma A/S (CSE:) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.45% or 48.50 to 938.50.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.08% or 0.07 to $83.95 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.18% or 0.16 to hit $87.50 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.08% or 1.95 to trade at $2,367.45 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was down 0.21% to 6.90, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.00% to 7.46.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.25% at 104.81.
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