Stocks in Denmark ended Tuesday's trading session in positive territory, with the OMX Copenhagen 20 up 0.71% at the close. Sector strength in Software & Computer Services, Oil & Gas and Technology supported the advance across the index.
Top movers
- Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS) led gains on the index, climbing 3.82% - a rise of 7.00 points - to finish at 190.20.
- Demant A/S (CSE:DEMANT) advanced 3.75%, up 7.00 points to close at 193.90.
- NKT Holding (CSE:NKT) added 2.40% or 19.50 points, ending the day at 831.50.
Largest decliners
- AP Moeller - Maersk A/S A (CSE:MAERSKa) was the weakest performer, falling 2.84% - down 460.00 points - to close at 15,730.00.
- AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb) declined 2.34%, a drop of 385.00 points, to finish at 16,055.00.
- Novozymes AS (CSE:NSISb) gave up 1.80%, slipping 7.00 points to end the session at 382.50.
On a breadth basis, advancing issues outnumbered decliners on the Copenhagen exchange by 83 to 38, while 14 stocks finished unchanged.
Commodities and currencies
Commodity markets showed mixed movement during the session. Crude oil for May delivery rose 1.56% or 1.60 to trade at $104.48 a barrel. Brent oil for June delivery was up 0.12% or 0.13, reaching $107.52 a barrel. In metals trading, the June Gold Futures contract moved higher by 1.79% or 81.59 to trade at $4,639.09 a troy ounce.
Currency markets saw the US dollar weaken against the Danish krone and remain essentially unchanged versus the euro. USD/DKK fell 0.56% to 6.48, while EUR/DKK was effectively flat, changing 0.01% to 7.47. The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.41% at 99.94.
No additional corporate announcements or macroeconomic data that might have influenced the trading session were reported in the market summary provided.
This report summarizes the market close in Copenhagen and accompanying commodity and currency moves for the referenced trading session.