Danish stocks finished Monday’s session higher, with the OMX Copenhagen 20 advancing 0.80% to reach a new one-month high. Gains in the personal and household goods, consumer goods and technology sectors supported the market’s performance.
Rockwool AS Class B was the strongest performer among the index’s constituents, climbing 4.53% to 208.00. Pandora A/S rose 3.79% to 842.60, while Carlsberg A/S Class B gained 3.55% to close at 1,005.50.
Genmab was the weakest performer, falling 5.47% to 3,698.00. Zealand Pharma A/S declined 1.11% to 231.50, and AP Moeller - Maersk A/S Class B slipped 0.30% to 23,000.00.
Across the Copenhagen Stock Exchange, advancing stocks outnumbered decliners by 65 to 60, while 17 shares ended unchanged.
In commodities, December crude oil futures fell 6.81% to $97.03 a barrel, and January Brent futures dropped 7.15% to $105.32. December gold futures rose 1.94% to $3,974.45 per troy ounce.
The USD/DKK exchange rate fell 0.36% to 6.67, while EUR/DKK was virtually unchanged at 7.47. US Dollar Index futures declined 0.18% to 101.56.
Sources: Investing.com News.