Denmark stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 0.54%

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At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 rose 0.54% to hit a new all time high.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were ISS A/S (CSE:ISS), which rose 2.31% or 3.10 points to trade at 137.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Genmab (CSE:GMAB) added 2.21% or 44.00 points to end at 2,033.00 and AP Moeller – Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb) was up 1.95% or 205.00 points to 10,740.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS), which fell 2.14% or 4.04 points to trade at 184.50 at the close. GN Store Nord (CSE:GN) declined 1.23% or 2.20 points to end at 177.10 and Coloplast A/S (CSE:COLOb) was down 0.98% or 8.80 points to 885.20.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 69 to 67 and 24 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.05% or 0.04 to $78.42 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.02% or 0.02 to hit $83.49 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.16% or 3.25 to trade at $2,027.35 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was up 0.09% to 6.92, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.01% to 7.46.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 104.25.