Denmark stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 1.66%

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

At the close in Copenhagen, the gained 1.66%.

The best performers of the session on the were Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:), which rose 9.80% or 15.44 points to trade at 173.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Pandora A/S (CSE:) added 9.01% or 72.80 points to end at 880.60 and Ambu A/S (CSE:) was up 8.95% or 6.40 points to 77.90 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Royal Unibrew A/S (CSE:), which fell 12.49% or 65.50 points to trade at 459.00 at the close. Orsted A/S (CSE:) declined 3.94% or 10.90 points to end at 265.90 and Carlsberg A/S B (CSE:) was down 1.10% or 9.20 points to 826.80.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 89 to 57 and 11 ended unchanged.

Shares in Pandora A/S (CSE:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 9.01% or 72.80 to 880.60. Shares in Carlsberg A/S B (CSE:) fell to 52-week lows; down 1.10% or 9.20 to 826.80.

Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.50% or 1.16 to $76.21 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 1.47% or 1.20 to hit $80.41 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.56% or 11.15 to trade at $1,962.35 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was down 0.07% to 6.97, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.01% to 7.46.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 105.36.