Denmark stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 1.62% By Investing.com

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

At the close in Copenhagen, the rose 1.62%.

The best performers of the session on the were Orsted A/S (CSE:), which rose 6.86% or 41.70 points to trade at 649.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Genmab (CSE:) added 3.82% or 94.00 points to end at 2,555.00 and Rockwool International B (CSE:) was up 3.16% or 38.00 points to 1,241.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were GN Store Nord (CSE:), which fell 2.72% or 3.65 points to trade at 130.40 at the close. Jyske Bank A/S (CSE:) declined 1.63% or 6.50 points to end at 391.10 and Danske Bank A/S (CSE:) was down 1.29% or 1.22 points to 93.60.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 80 to 72 and 11 ended unchanged.

Shares in GN Store Nord (CSE:) fell to 5-year lows; down 2.72% or 3.65 to 130.40. Shares in Danske Bank A/S (CSE:) fell to 52-week lows; losing 1.29% or 1.22 to 93.60.

Crude oil for November delivery was up 3.93% or 3.12 to $82.61 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 3.48% or 2.96 to hit $88.10 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.48% or 24.80 to trade at $1,696.80 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was down 0.24% to 7.57, while EUR/DKK rose 0.07% to 7.44.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.43% at 111.60.