Denmark stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 0.70% By Investing.com

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 0.70%.

The best performers of the session on the were Netcompany Group (CSE:), which rose 4.42% or 18.00 points to trade at 425.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Royal Unibrew A/S (CSE:) added 2.02% or 11.80 points to end at 597.00 and Genmab (CSE:) was up 1.74% or 36.00 points to 2,101.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Rockwool International B (CSE:), which fell 2.66% or 53.00 points to trade at 1,936.00 at the close. DSV Panalpina A/S (CSE:) declined 0.62% or 7.00 points to end at 1,115.50 and Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:) was down 0.50% or 0.88 points to 174.50.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 79 to 78 and 10 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for July delivery was up 2.15% or 2.51 to $119.38 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 2.01% or 2.36 to hit $119.97 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.81% or 15.25 to trade at $1,856.15 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was up 0.28% to 6.94, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.03% to 7.44.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 102.14.