Denmark's benchmark OMX Copenhagen 20 index closed 0.22% higher on Thursday, as gains in energy, technology and consumer goods shares outweighed declines in healthcare and logistics companies.
The index rose to 1,453.28 points by the close in Copenhagen, with advancing stocks outnumbering decliners by a margin of 61 to 55. A total of 21 stocks ended the session unchanged.
Zealand Pharma A/S led advancers, climbing 2.24% to 310.50 Danish kroner, while shipping giant AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B and A shares gained 2.17% and 1.86% respectively, closing at 21,670.00 and 20,800.00 kroner.
Decliners included medical device maker Coloplast A/S, which fell 3.17% to 463.90 kroner, logistics firm ISS A/S, down 1.48% to 280.40 kroner, and jeweler Pandora A/S, which dropped 1.41% to 839.20 kroner.
Commodities extended gains, with October crude oil futures rising 0.98% to $91.90 per barrel and November Brent crude up 0.76% to $96.36 per barrel. December gold futures advanced 3.18% to $4,554.94 per troy ounce.
The Danish krone weakened 0.31% against the U.S. dollar to trade at 6.43 per dollar, while the euro-dollar rate held steady near 7.47 kroner. The U.S. Dollar Index futures fell 0.61% to 98.95.
