Investing.com – Nigeria stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Banking and Insurance sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lagos, the NSE 30 gained 0.64% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the NSE 30 were Wemabank (LAGOS:WEMABAN), which rose 9.84% or 0.060 points to trade at 0.670 at the close. Meanwhile, Fbn Holdings (LAGOS:FBNH) added 1.83% or 0.120 points to end at 6.670 and Nig Brew (LAGOS:NB) was up 1.82% or 3.00 points to 168.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pz Cussons LG (LAGOS:PZ), which fell 4.91% or 1.08 points to trade at 20.92 at the close. Diamond Bank (LAGOS:DIAMONB) declined 3.03% or 0.040 points to end at 1.280 and Union Bank LG (LAGOS:UBN) was down 2.95% or 0.17 points to 5.60.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lagos by 46 to 36 and 23 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nig Brew (LAGOS:NB) rose to 52-week highs; up 1.82% or 3.00 to 168.00.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 2.61% or 1.16 to $43.27 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 2.28% or 1.07 to hit $45.84 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.15% or 1.81 to trade at $1244.89 a troy ounce.
EUR/NGN was down 0.48% to 351.030, while USD/NGN rose 0.15% to 325.500.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.24% at 97.46.