Denmark stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 0.24%

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 gained 0.24% to hit a new all time high.

The best performers of the session on the were Pandora A/S (CSE:), which rose 2.35% or 26.00 points to trade at 1,134.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Jyske Bank A/S (CSE:) added 1.94% or 10.20 points to end at 536.00 and Carlsberg A/S B (CSE:) was up 1.16% or 10.80 points to 944.80 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were AP Moeller – Maersk A/S B (CSE:), which fell 3.39% or 370.00 points to trade at 10,535.00 at the close. AP Moeller – Maersk A/S A (CSE:) declined 2.80% or 300.00 points to end at 10,400.00 and GN Store Nord (CSE:) was down 2.29% or 4.20 points to 179.20.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 86 to 58 and 18 ended unchanged.

Shares in Pandora A/S (CSE:) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.35% or 26.00 to 1,134.00.

Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.46% or 0.36 to $78.39 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.31% or 0.26 to hit $83.12 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.28% or 5.55 to trade at $2,020.45 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was unchanged 0.00% to 6.92, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.00% to 7.45.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 104.22.