function scrolify(tblAsJQueryObject, height) {
  var oTbl = tblAsJQueryObject;

  // for very large tables you can remove the four lines below
  // and wrap the table with <div> in the mark-up and assign
  // height and overflow property  
  var oTblDiv = $("<div/>");
  oTblDiv.css('height', height);
  oTblDiv.css('overflow', 'scroll');
  oTbl.wrap(oTblDiv);

  // save original width
  oTbl.attr("data-item-original-width", oTbl.width());
  oTbl.find('thead tr td').each(function() {
    $(this).attr("data-item-original-width", $(this).width());
  });
  oTbl.find('tbody tr:eq(0) td').each(function() {
    $(this).attr("data-item-original-width", $(this).width());
  });


  // clone the original table
  var newTbl = oTbl.clone();

  // remove table header from original table
  oTbl.find('thead tr').remove();
  // remove table body from new table
  newTbl.find('tbody tr').remove();

  oTbl.parent().parent().prepend(newTbl);
  newTbl.wrap("<div/>");

  // replace ORIGINAL COLUMN width				
  newTbl.width(newTbl.attr('data-item-original-width'));
  newTbl.find('thead tr td').each(function() {
    $(this).width($(this).attr("data-item-original-width"));
  });
  oTbl.width(oTbl.attr('data-item-original-width'));
  oTbl.find('tbody tr:eq(0) td').each(function() {
    $(this).width($(this).attr("data-item-original-width"));
  });
}

$(document).ready(function() {
  scrolify($('#tblNeedsScrolling'), 160); // 160 is height
});

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.6.4/jquery.min.js"></script>

<div style="width:300px;border:6px green solid;">
  <table border="1" width="100%" id="tblNeedsScrolling">
    <thead>
      <tr><th>Header 1</th><th>Header 2</th></tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
      <tr><td>row 1, cell 1</td><td>row 1, cell 2</td></tr>
      <tr><td>row 2, cell 1</td><td>row 2, cell 2</td></tr>
      <tr><td>row 3, cell 1</td><td>row 3, cell 2</td></tr>
      <tr><td>row 4, cell 1</td><td>row 4, cell 2</td></tr>			
      <tr><td>row 5, cell 1</td><td>row 5, cell 2</td></tr>
      <tr><td>row 6, cell 1</td><td>row 6, cell 2</td></tr>
      <tr><td>row 7, cell 1</td><td>row 7, cell 2</td></tr>
      <tr><td>row 8, cell 1</td><td>row 8, cell 2</td></tr>			
    </tbody>
  </table>
</div>

html,
body {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  height: 100%;
}

section {
  position: relative;
  border: 1px solid #000;
  padding-top: 37px;
  background: #500;
}

section.positioned {
  position: absolute;
  top: 100px;
  left: 100px;
  width: 800px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 15px #333;
}

.container {
  overflow-y: auto;
  height: 200px;
}

table {
  border-spacing: 0;
  width: 100%;
}

td+td {
  border-left: 1px solid #eee;
}

td,
th {
  border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;
  background: #ddd;
  color: #000;
  padding: 10px 25px;
}

th {
  height: 0;
  line-height: 0;
  padding-top: 0;
  padding-bottom: 0;
  color: transparent;
  border: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

th div {
  position: absolute;
  background: transparent;
  color: #fff;
  padding: 9px 25px;
  top: 0;
  margin-left: -25px;
  line-height: normal;
  border-left: 1px solid #800;
}

th:first-child div {
  border: none;
}

<section class="positioned">
  <div class="container">
    <table>
      <thead>
        <tr class="header">
          <th>
            Table attribute name
            <div>Table attribute name</div>
          </th>
          <th>
            Value
            <div>Value</div>
          </th>
          <th>
            Description
            <div>Description</div>
          </th>
        </tr>
      </thead>
      <tbody>
        <tr>
          <td>align</td>
          <td>left, center, right</td>
          <td>Not supported in HTML5. Deprecated in HTML 4.01. Specifies the alignment of a table according to surrounding text</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>bgcolor</td>
          <td>rgb(x,x,x), #xxxxxx, colorname</td>
          <td>Not supported in HTML5. Deprecated in HTML 4.01. Specifies the background color for a table</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>border</td>
          <td>1,""</td>
          <td>Specifies whether the table cells should have borders or not</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>cellpadding</td>
          <td>pixels</td>
          <td>Not supported in HTML5. Specifies the space between the cell wall and the cell content</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>cellspacing</td>
          <td>pixels</td>
          <td>Not supported in HTML5. Specifies the space between cells</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>frame</td>
          <td>void, above, below, hsides, lhs, rhs, vsides, box, border</td>
          <td>Not supported in HTML5. Specifies which parts of the outside borders that should be visible</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>rules</td>
          <td>none, groups, rows, cols, all</td>
          <td>Not supported in HTML5. Specifies which parts of the inside borders that should be visible</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>summary</td>
          <td>text</td>
          <td>Not supported in HTML5. Specifies a summary of the content of a table</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>width</td>
          <td>pixels, %</td>
          <td>Not supported in HTML5. Specifies the width of a table</td>
        </tr>
      </tbody>
    </table>
  </div>
</section>

/* The following 'html' and 'body' rule sets are required only
   if using a % width or height*/

/*html {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}*/

body {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0 20px 0 20px;
  text-align: center;
}
.scrollingtable {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  display: inline-block;
  vertical-align: middle;
  overflow: hidden;
  width: auto; /* If you want a fixed width, set it here, else set to auto */
  min-width: 0/*100%*/; /* If you want a % width, set it here, else set to 0 */
  height: 188px/*100%*/; /* Set table height here; can be fixed value or % */
  min-height: 0/*104px*/; /* If using % height, make this large enough to fit scrollbar arrows + caption + thead */
  font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 20px;
  padding: 20px 0 20px 0; /* Need enough padding to make room for caption */
  text-align: left;
  color: black;
}
.scrollingtable * {box-sizing: border-box;}
.scrollingtable > div {
  position: relative;
  border-top: 1px solid black;
  height: 100%;
  padding-top: 20px; /* This determines column header height */
}
.scrollingtable > div:before {
  top: 0;
  background: cornflowerblue; /* Header row background color */
}
.scrollingtable > div:before,
.scrollingtable > div > div:after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -1;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  left: 0;
}
.scrollingtable > div > div {
  min-height: 0/*43px*/; /* If using % height, make this large
                            enough to fit scrollbar arrows */
  max-height: 100%;
  overflow: scroll/*auto*/; /* Set to auto if using fixed
                               or % width; else scroll */
  overflow-x: hidden;
  border: 1px solid black; /* Border around table body */
}
.scrollingtable > div > div:after {background: white;} /* Match page background color */
.scrollingtable > div > div > table {
  width: 100%;
  border-spacing: 0;
  margin-top: -20px; /* Inverse of column header height */
  /*margin-right: 17px;*/ /* Uncomment if using % width */
}
.scrollingtable > div > div > table > caption {
  position: absolute;
  top: -20px; /*inverse of caption height*/
  margin-top: -1px; /*inverse of border-width*/
  width: 100%;
  font-weight: bold;
  text-align: center;
}
.scrollingtable > div > div > table > * > tr > * {padding: 0;}
.scrollingtable > div > div > table > thead {
  vertical-align: bottom;
  white-space: nowrap;
  text-align: center;
}
.scrollingtable > div > div > table > thead > tr > * > div {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 0 6px 0 6px; /*header cell padding*/
}
.scrollingtable > div > div > table > thead > tr > :first-child:before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  height: 20px; /*match column header height*/
  border-left: 1px solid black; /*leftmost header border*/
}
.scrollingtable > div > div > table > thead > tr > * > div[label]:before,
.scrollingtable > div > div > table > thead > tr > * > div > div:first-child,
.scrollingtable > div > div > table > thead > tr > * + :before {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  white-space: pre-wrap;
  color: white; /*header row font color*/
}
.scrollingtable > div > div > table > thead > tr > * > div[label]:before,
.scrollingtable > div > div > table > thead > tr > * > div[label]:after {content: attr(label);}
.scrollingtable > div > div > table > thead > tr > * + :before {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  min-height: 20px; /* Match column header height */
  padding-top: 1px;
  border-left: 1px solid black; /* Borders between header cells */
}
.scrollingtable .scrollbarhead {float: right;}
.scrollingtable .scrollbarhead:before {
  position: absolute;
  width: 100px;
  top: -1px; /* Inverse border-width */
  background: white; /* Match page background color */
}
.scrollingtable > div > div > table > tbody > tr:after {
  content: "";
  display: table-cell;
  position: relative;
  padding: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid black;
  top: -1px; /* Inverse of border width */
}
.scrollingtable > div > div > table > tbody {vertical-align: top;}
.scrollingtable > div > div > table > tbody > tr {background: white;}
.scrollingtable > div > div > table > tbody > tr > * {
  border-bottom: 1px solid black;
  padding: 0 6px 0 6px;
  height: 20px; /* Match column header height */
}
.scrollingtable > div > div > table > tbody:last-of-type > tr:last-child > * {border-bottom: none;}
.scrollingtable > div > div > table > tbody > tr:nth-child(even) {background: gainsboro;} /* Alternate row color */
.scrollingtable > div > div > table > tbody > tr > * + * {border-left: 1px solid black;} /* Borders between body cells */

<div class="scrollingtable">
  <div>
    <div>
      <table>
        <caption>Top Caption</caption>
        <thead>
          <tr>
            <th><div label="Column 1"/></th>
            <th><div label="Column 2"/></th>
            <th><div label="Column 3"/></th>
            <th>
              <!-- More versatile way of doing column label; requires two identical copies of label -->
              <div><div>Column 4</div><div>Column 4</div></div>
            </th>
            <th class="scrollbarhead"/> <!-- ALWAYS ADD THIS EXTRA CELL AT END OF HEADER ROW -->
          </tr>
        </thead>
        <tbody>
          <tr><td>Lorem ipsum</td><td>Dolor</td><td>Sit</td><td>Amet consectetur</td></tr>
          <tr><td>Lorem ipsum</td><td>Dolor</td><td>Sit</td><td>Amet consectetur</td></tr>
          <tr><td>Lorem ipsum</td><td>Dolor</td><td>Sit</td><td>Amet consectetur</td></tr>
          <tr><td>Lorem ipsum</td><td>Dolor</td><td>Sit</td><td>Amet consectetur</td></tr>
          <tr><td>Lorem ipsum</td><td>Dolor</td><td>Sit</td><td>Amet consectetur</td></tr>
          <tr><td>Lorem ipsum</td><td>Dolor</td><td>Sit</td><td>Amet consectetur</td></tr>
          <tr><td>Lorem ipsum</td><td>Dolor</td><td>Sit</td><td>Amet consectetur</td></tr>
          <tr><td>Lorem ipsum</td><td>Dolor</td><td>Sit</td><td>Amet consectetur</td></tr>
          <tr><td>Lorem ipsum</td><td>Dolor</td><td>Sit</td><td>Amet consectetur</td></tr>
          <tr><td>Lorem ipsum</td><td>Dolor</td><td>Sit</td><td>Amet consectetur</td></tr>
          <tr><td>Lorem ipsum</td><td>Dolor</td><td>Sit</td><td>Amet consectetur</td></tr>
          <tr><td>Lorem ipsum</td><td>Dolor</td><td>Sit</td><td>Amet consectetur</td></tr>
        </tbody>
      </table>
    </div>
    Faux bottom caption
  </div>
</div>

<!--[if lte IE 9]><style>.scrollingtable > div > div > table {margin-right: 17px;}</style><![endif]-->

table{
  width: 100%;
  border: collapse;
}

th{
    position: sticky;
    top: 0px;
    border: 1px solid black;
    background: #ff5722;
    color: #f5f5f5;
    font-weight: 600;
}
td{
    background: #d3d3d3;
    border: 1px solid black;
    color: #f5f5f5;
    font-weight: 600;
}

div{
  height: 150px
  overflow: auto;
  width: 100%
}

<div>
    <table>
        <thead>
            <tr>
                <th>header 1</th>
                <th>header 2</th>
                <th>header 3</th>
                <th>header 4</th>
                <th>header 5</th>
                <th>header 6</th>
                <th>header 7</th>
            </tr>
        </thead>
        <tbody>
            <tr>
                <td>data 1</td>
                <td>data 2</td>
                <td>data 3</td>
                <td>data 4</td>
                <td>data 5</td>
                <td>data 6</td>
                <td>data 7</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>data 1</td>
                <td>data 2</td>
                <td>data 3</td>
                <td>data 4</td>
                <td>data 5</td>
                <td>data 6</td>
                <td>data 7</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>data 1</td>
                <td>data 2</td>
                <td>data 3</td>
                <td>data 4</td>
                <td>data 5</td>
                <td>data 6</td>
                <td>data 7</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>data 1</td>
                <td>data 2</td>
                <td>data 3</td>
                <td>data 4</td>
                <td>data 5</td>
                <td>data 6</td>
                <td>data 7</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>data 1</td>
                <td>data 2</td>
                <td>data 3</td>
                <td>data 4</td>
                <td>data 5</td>
                <td>data 6</td>
                <td>data 7</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>data 1</td>
                <td>data 2</td>
                <td>data 3</td>
                <td>data 4</td>
                <td>data 5</td>
                <td>data 6</td>
                <td>data 7</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>data 1</td>
                <td>data 2</td>
                <td>data 3</td>
                <td>data 4</td>
                <td>data 5</td>
                <td>data 6</td>
                <td>data 7</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>data 1</td>
                <td>data 2</td>
                <td>data 3</td>
                <td>data 4</td>
                <td>data 5</td>
                <td>data 6</td>
                <td>data 7</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>data 1</td>
                <td>data 2</td>
                <td>data 3</td>
                <td>data 4</td>
                <td>data 5</td>
                <td>data 6</td>
                <td>data 7</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>data 1</td>
                <td>data 2</td>
                <td>data 3</td>
                <td>data 4</td>
                <td>data 5</td>
                <td>data 6</td>
                <td>data 7</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>data 1</td>
                <td>data 2</td>
                <td>data 3</td>
                <td>data 4</td>
                <td>data 5</td>
                <td>data 6</td>
                <td>data 7</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>data 1</td>
                <td>data 2</td>
                <td>data 3</td>
                <td>data 4</td>
                <td>data 5</td>
                <td>data 6</td>
                <td>data 7</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>data 1</td>
                <td>data 2</td>
                <td>data 3</td>
                <td>data 4</td>
                <td>data 5</td>
                <td>data 6</td>
                <td>data 7</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>data 1</td>
                <td>data 2</td>
                <td>data 3</td>
                <td>data 4</td>
                <td>data 5</td>
                <td>data 6</td>
                <td>data 7</td>
            </tr>
        </tbody>
    </table>
</div>

<html>
<head>
	<title>Fixed header</title>
	<style>
		table td {width:75px;}
	</style>
</head>

<body>
<div style="height:auto; width:350px; overflow:auto">
<table border="1">
<tr>
	<td>header 1</td>
	<td>header 2</td>
	<td>header 3</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>

<div style="height:50px; width:350px; overflow:auto">
<table border="1">
<tr>
	<td>row 1 col 1</td>
	<td>row 1 col 2</td>
	<td>row 1 col 3</td>		
</tr>
<tr>
	<td>row 2 col 1</td>
	<td>row 2 col 2</td>
	<td>row 2 col 3</td>		
</tr>
<tr>
	<td>row 3 col 1</td>
	<td>row 3 col 2</td>
	<td>row 3 col 3</td>		
</tr>
<tr>
	<td>row 4 col 1</td>
	<td>row 4 col 2</td>
	<td>row 4 col 3</td>		
</tr>
<tr>
	<td>row 5 col 1</td>
	<td>row 5 col 2</td>
	<td>row 5 col 3</td>		
</tr>
<tr>
	<td>row 6 col 1</td>
	<td>row 6 col 2</td>
	<td>row 6 col 3</td>		
</tr>
</table>
</div>


</body>
</html>

$(function () {
    $("table").stickyTableHeaders();
});

/*! Copyright (c) 2011 by Jonas Mosbech - https://github.com/jmosbech/StickyTableHeaders
	MIT license info: https://github.com/jmosbech/StickyTableHeaders/blob/master/license.txt */

;
(function ($, window, undefined) {
    'use strict';

    var name = 'stickyTableHeaders',
        id = 0,
        defaults = {
            fixedOffset: 0,
            leftOffset: 0,
            marginTop: 0,
            scrollableArea: window
        };

    function Plugin(el, options) {
        // To avoid scope issues, use 'base' instead of 'this'
        // to reference this class from internal events and functions.
        var base = this;

        // Access to jQuery and DOM versions of element
        base.$el = $(el);
        base.el = el;
        base.id = id++;
        base.$window = $(window);
        base.$document = $(document);

        // Listen for destroyed, call teardown
        base.$el.bind('destroyed',
        $.proxy(base.teardown, base));

        // Cache DOM refs for performance reasons
        base.$clonedHeader = null;
        base.$originalHeader = null;

        // Keep track of state
        base.isSticky = false;
        base.hasBeenSticky = false;
        base.leftOffset = null;
        base.topOffset = null;

        base.init = function () {
            base.$el.each(function () {
                var $this = $(this);

                // remove padding on <table> to fix issue #7
                $this.css('padding', 0);

                base.$originalHeader = $('thead:first', this);
                base.$clonedHeader = base.$originalHeader.clone();
                $this.trigger('clonedHeader.' + name, [base.$clonedHeader]);

                base.$clonedHeader.addClass('tableFloatingHeader');
                base.$clonedHeader.css('display', 'none');

                base.$originalHeader.addClass('tableFloatingHeaderOriginal');

                base.$originalHeader.after(base.$clonedHeader);

                base.$printStyle = $('<style type="text/css" media="print">' +
                    '.tableFloatingHeader{display:none !important;}' +
                    '.tableFloatingHeaderOriginal{position:static !important;}' +
                    '</style>');
                $('head').append(base.$printStyle);
            });

            base.setOptions(options);
            base.updateWidth();
            base.toggleHeaders();
            base.bind();
        };

        base.destroy = function () {
            base.$el.unbind('destroyed', base.teardown);
            base.teardown();
        };

        base.teardown = function () {
            if (base.isSticky) {
                base.$originalHeader.css('position', 'static');
            }
            $.removeData(base.el, 'plugin_' + name);
            base.unbind();

            base.$clonedHeader.remove();
            base.$originalHeader.removeClass('tableFloatingHeaderOriginal');
            base.$originalHeader.css('visibility', 'visible');
            base.$printStyle.remove();

            base.el = null;
            base.$el = null;
        };

        base.bind = function () {
            base.$scrollableArea.on('scroll.' + name, base.toggleHeaders);
            if (!base.isWindowScrolling) {
                base.$window.on('scroll.' + name + base.id, base.setPositionValues);
                base.$window.on('resize.' + name + base.id, base.toggleHeaders);
            }
            base.$scrollableArea.on('resize.' + name, base.toggleHeaders);
            base.$scrollableArea.on('resize.' + name, base.updateWidth);
        };

        base.unbind = function () {
            // unbind window events by specifying handle so we don't remove too much
            base.$scrollableArea.off('.' + name, base.toggleHeaders);
            if (!base.isWindowScrolling) {
                base.$window.off('.' + name + base.id, base.setPositionValues);
                base.$window.off('.' + name + base.id, base.toggleHeaders);
            }
            base.$scrollableArea.off('.' + name, base.updateWidth);
        };

        base.toggleHeaders = function () {
            if (base.$el) {
                base.$el.each(function () {
                    var $this = $(this),
                        newLeft,
                        newTopOffset = base.isWindowScrolling ? (
                        isNaN(base.options.fixedOffset) ? base.options.fixedOffset.outerHeight() : base.options.fixedOffset) : base.$scrollableArea.offset().top + (!isNaN(base.options.fixedOffset) ? base.options.fixedOffset : 0),
                        offset = $this.offset(),

                        scrollTop = base.$scrollableArea.scrollTop() + newTopOffset,
                        scrollLeft = base.$scrollableArea.scrollLeft(),

                        scrolledPastTop = base.isWindowScrolling ? scrollTop > offset.top : newTopOffset > offset.top,
                        notScrolledPastBottom = (base.isWindowScrolling ? scrollTop : 0) < (offset.top + $this.height() - base.$clonedHeader.height() - (base.isWindowScrolling ? 0 : newTopOffset));

                    if (scrolledPastTop && notScrolledPastBottom) {
                        newLeft = offset.left - scrollLeft + base.options.leftOffset;
                        base.$originalHeader.css({
                            'position': 'fixed',
                                'margin-top': base.options.marginTop,
                                'left': newLeft,
                                'z-index': 3 // #18: opacity bug
                        });
                        base.leftOffset = newLeft;
                        base.topOffset = newTopOffset;
                        base.$clonedHeader.css('display', '');
                        if (!base.isSticky) {
                            base.isSticky = true;
                            // make sure the width is correct: the user might have resized the browser while in static mode
                            base.updateWidth();
                        }
                        base.setPositionValues();
                    } else if (base.isSticky) {
                        base.$originalHeader.css('position', 'static');
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        <tr>
            <th colspan="9">Companies listed on NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen.</th>
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        <tr>
            <th>Full name</th>
            <th>CCY</th>
            <th>Last</th>
            <th>+/-</th>
            <th>%</th>
            <th>Bid</th>
            <th>Ask</th>
            <th>Volume</th>
            <th>Turnover</th>
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            <td>A.P. Møller...</td>
            <td>DKK</td>
            <td>33,220.00</td>
            <td>760</td>
            <td>2.34</td>
            <td>33,140.00</td>
            <td>33,220.00</td>
            <td>594</td>
            <td>19,791,910</td>
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            <td>A.P. Møller...</td>
            <td>DKK</td>
            <td>34,620.00</td>
            <td>640</td>
            <td>1.88</td>
            <td>34,620.00</td>
            <td>34,700.00</td>
            <td>9,954</td>
            <td>346,530,246</td>
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            <td>Carlsberg A</td>
            <td>DKK</td>
            <td>380</td>
            <td>0</td>
            <td>0</td>
            <td>371</td>
            <td>391.5</td>
            <td>6</td>
            <td>2,280</td>
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            <td>Carlsberg B</td>
            <td>DKK</td>
            <td>364.4</td>
            <td>8.6</td>
            <td>2.42</td>
            <td>363</td>
            <td>364.4</td>
            <td>636,267</td>
            <td>228,530,601</td>
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            <td>Chr. Hansen...</td>
            <td>DKK</td>
            <td>114.5</td>
            <td>-1.6</td>
            <td>-1.38</td>
            <td>114.2</td>
            <td>114.5</td>
            <td>141,822</td>
            <td>16,311,454</td>
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            <td>Coloplast B</td>
            <td>DKK</td>
            <td>809.5</td>
            <td>11</td>
            <td>1.38</td>
            <td>809</td>
            <td>809.5</td>
            <td>85,840</td>
            <td>69,363,301</td>
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            <td>D/S Norden</td>
            <td>DKK</td>
            <td>155</td>
            <td>-1.5</td>
            <td>-0.96</td>
            <td>155</td>
            <td>155.1</td>
            <td>51,681</td>
            <td>8,037,225</td>
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            <td>Danske Bank</td>
            <td>DKK</td>
            <td>69.05</td>
            <td>2.55</td>
            <td>3.83</td>
            <td>69.05</td>
            <td>69.2</td>
            <td>1,723,719</td>
            <td>115,348,068</td>
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            <td>DKK</td>
            <td>105.4</td>
            <td>0.2</td>
            <td>0.19</td>
            <td>105.2</td>
            <td>105.4</td>
            <td>674,873</td>
            <td>71,575,035</td>
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            <td>FLSmidth &amp; Co.</td>
            <td>DKK</td>
            <td>295.8</td>
            <td>-1.8</td>
            <td>-0.6</td>
            <td>295.1</td>
            <td>295.8</td>
            <td>341,263</td>
            <td>100,301,032</td>
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            <td>G4S plc</td>
            <td>DKK</td>
            <td>22.53</td>
            <td>0.05</td>
            <td>0.22</td>
            <td>22.53</td>
            <td>22.57</td>
            <td>190,920</td>
            <td>4,338,150</td>
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            <td>DKK</td>
            <td>144.2</td>
            <td>1.4</td>
            <td>0.98</td>
            <td>142.8</td>
            <td>144.2</td>
            <td>78,163</td>
            <td>11,104,874</td>
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            <td>Københavns ...</td>
            <td>DKK</td>
            <td>1,580.00</td>
            <td>-12</td>
            <td>-0.75</td>
            <td>1,590.00</td>
            <td>1,620.00</td>
            <td>82</td>
            <td>131,110</td>
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            <td>DKK</td>
            <td>103.4</td>
            <td>-2.5</td>
            <td>-2.36</td>
            <td>103.4</td>
            <td>103.8</td>
            <td>157,162</td>
            <td>16,462,282</td>
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            <td>DKK</td>
            <td>43.22</td>
            <td>-0.06</td>
            <td>-0.14</td>
            <td>43.22</td>
            <td>43.25</td>
            <td>167,520</td>
            <td>7,310,143</td>
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            <td>552.5</td>
            <td>-3.5</td>
            <td>-0.63</td>
            <td>550.5</td>
            <td>552.5</td>
            <td>843,533</td>
            <td>463,962,375</td>
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            <td>805.5</td>
            <td>5.5</td>
            <td>0.69</td>
            <td>805</td>
            <td>805.5</td>
            <td>152,188</td>
            <td>121,746,199</td>
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            <td>39.04</td>
            <td>0.94</td>
            <td>2.47</td>
            <td>38.8</td>
            <td>39.04</td>
            <td>350,965</td>
            <td>13,611,838</td>
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            <td>DKK</td>
            <td>492</td>
            <td>0</td>
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            <td>482</td>
            <td>492</td>
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            <td>468</td>
            <td>12</td>
            <td>2.63</td>
            <td>465.2</td>
            <td>468</td>
            <td>9,885</td>
            <td>4,623,850</td>
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            <td>DKK</td>
            <td>95</td>
            <td>0.05</td>
            <td>0.05</td>
            <td>94.7</td>
            <td>95</td>
            <td>103,438</td>
            <td>9,802,899</td>
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            <td>43.6</td>
            <td>0.13</td>
            <td>0.3</td>
            <td>43.5</td>
            <td>43.6</td>
            <td>845,110</td>
            <td>36,785,339</td>
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            <td>DKK</td>
            <td>854</td>
            <td>13.5</td>
            <td>1.61</td>
            <td>854</td>
            <td>855</td>
            <td>38,679</td>
            <td>32,737,678</td>
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            <td>DKK</td>
            <td>290.4</td>
            <td>0.3</td>
            <td>0.1</td>
            <td>290</td>
            <td>290.4</td>
            <td>94,587</td>
            <td>27,537,247</td>
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            <td>DKK</td>
            <td>90.15</td>
            <td>-4.2</td>
            <td>-4.45</td>
            <td>90.1</td>
            <td>90.15</td>
            <td>1,317,313</td>
            <td>121,064,314</td>
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            <td>DKK</td>
            <td>417.6</td>
            <td>0.1</td>
            <td>0.02</td>
            <td>417</td>
            <td>417.6</td>
            <td>64,242</td>
            <td>26,859,554</td>
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