Investing.com – Nigeria stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Insurance and Food, Beverages & Tobacco sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lagos, the NSE 30 rose 0.03% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the NSE 30 were Wemabank (LAGOS:WEMABAN), which rose 9.09% or 0.060 points to trade at 0.720 at the close. Meanwhile, Union Bank LG (LAGOS:UBN) added 3.42% or 0.15 points to end at 4.40 and Dangote Flour Mills PLC (LAGOS:DANGFLOUR) was up 3.37% or 0.13 points to 3.99 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fidelitybk (LAGOS:FIDELIT), which fell 3.33% or 0.030 points to trade at 0.880 at the close. Guaranty Bnk (LAGOS:GUARANT) declined 2.25% or 0.56 points to end at 24.40 and Diamond Bank (LAGOS:DIAMONB) was down 1.64% or 0.020 points to 1.210.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lagos Stock Exchange by 24 to 18 and 41 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 1.59% or 0.75 to $47.80 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 1.24% or 0.61 to hit $49.85 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.16% or 2.15 to trade at $1325.85 a troy ounce.
EUR/NGN was up 1.30% to 353.670, while USD/NGN rose 1.12% to 315.500.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.17% at 95.47.