Investing.com – Nigeria stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Banking, Insurance and Food, Beverages & Tobacco sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lagos, the NSE 30 gained 0.11% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the NSE 30 were Stanbicibtc Hl (LAGOS:IBTC), which rose 5.00% or 1.25 points to trade at 26.25 at the close. Meanwhile, Wapco (LAGOS:WAPCO) added 4.99% or 2.42 points to end at 50.92 and Dangote Flour Mills PLC (LAGOS:DANGFLOUR) was up 2.93% or 0.12 points to 4.25 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fbn Holdings (LAGOS:FBNH), which fell 9.43% or 0.330 points to trade at 3.170 at the close. Diamond Bank (LAGOS:DIAMONB) declined 3.66% or 0.030 points to end at 0.790 and Fidelitybk (LAGOS:FIDELIT) was down 3.53% or 0.030 points to 0.820.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lagos by 21 to 20 and 57 ended unchanged.
Shares in Stanbicibtc Hl (LAGOS:IBTC) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.00% or 1.25 to 26.25.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.51% or 0.25 to $49.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.37% or 0.19 to hit $52.01 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.18% or 2.30 to trade at $1268.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/NGN was up 0.37% to 344.290, while USD/NGN fell 3.92% to 305.550.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.18% at 98.84.