Denmark stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 1.16%

Denmark's stocks finished the trading day higher on Monday, with gains in several sectors driving the market. At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 index rose 1.16%, reaching a new 1-month high. Genmab (CSE:GMAB) led the gainers, climbing 12.10% or 320.00 points to 2,964.00, marking a 3-year high. AP Moeller - Maersk A/S Class B (CSE:MAERSKb) and Class A (CSE:MAERSKa) also performed well, increasing 4.02% and 3.87% respectively.

Conversely, Novozymes AS (CSE:NSISb) was the weakest performer, falling 2.64% or 12.70 points to 468.80. Zealand Pharma A/S (CSE:ZELA) and Coloplast A/S (CSE:COLOb) both slipped 1.19% and 0.89% respectively, while Coloplast A/S (CSE:COLOb) was down 0.89%. On the day, 81 stocks rose while 47 declined, and 10 ended unchanged. Crude oil for December delivery saw a 0.25% drop to $103.01 a barrel, whereas Brent oil for January delivery increased by 0.40% to $112.15 a barrel.

Gold Futures for December also rose by 0.63% to $4,033.30 a troy ounce. The USD/DKK exchange rate increased by 0.19% to 6.68, while EUR/DKK remained unchanged at 7.47. The US Dollar Index Futures rose by 0.17% to 101.82.