Investing.com – Nigeria stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Oil & Gas and Banking sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lagos, the NSE 30 gained 0.30% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the NSE 30 were Fbn Holdings (LAGOS:FBNH), which rose 3.46% or 0.120 points to trade at 3.590 at the close. Meanwhile, Guiness Nig (LAGOS:GUINNES) added 3.28% or 2.00 points to end at 63.00 and Nig Brew (LAGOS:NB) was up 3.22% or 3.99 points to 126.05 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Stanbicibtc Hl (LAGOS:IBTC), which fell 9.62% or 2.64 points to trade at 24.80 at the close. Wapco (LAGOS:WAPCO) declined 2.59% or 1.32 points to end at 50.00 and Unilever Nig (LAGOS:UNILEVE) was down 1.49% or 0.50 points to 33.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lagos by 26 to 16 and 50 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 4.68% or 2.24 to $45.58 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 4.41% or 2.24 to hit $48.55 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 1.48% or 18.42 to trade at $1230.08 a troy ounce.
EUR/NGN was up 0.19% to 344.050, while USD/NGN fell 0.94% to 316.500.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.59% at 98.67.