Denmark shares higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 2.68%

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

At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 rose 2.68%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Rockwool International B (CSE:ROCKb), which rose 5.11% or 156.00 points to trade at 3,210.00 at the close. Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:NOVOb) added 3.78% or 28.20 points to end at 773.90 and Zealand Pharma A/S (CSE:ZELA) was up 3.60% or 30.50 points to 877.50 in late trade.

Biggest losers included AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb), which lost 2.05% or 230.00 points to trade at 10,985.00 in late trade. AP Moeller - Maersk A/S A (CSE:MAERSKa) declined 2.04% or 220.00 points to end at 10,550.00 and Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS) shed 1.77% or 1.90 points to 102.70.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 89 to 48 and 14 ended unchanged on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was down 3.05% or 2.15 to $68.23 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 2.75% or 2.03 to hit $71.84 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 2.64% or 71.10 to trade at $2,623.70 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was up 0.69% to 7.00, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.01% to 7.46.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.54% at 105.46.