Investing.com – Nigeria stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Banking and Insurance sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lagos, the NSE 30 gained 0.69% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the NSE 30 were Skye Bank (LAGOS:SKYEBAN), which rose 8.00% or 0.060 points to trade at 0.810 at the close. Meanwhile, Wemabank (LAGOS:WEMABAN) added 7.02% or 0.040 points to end at 0.610 and Stanbicibtc Hl (LAGOS:IBTC) was up 4.68% or 1.45 points to 32.45 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Unilever Nig (LAGOS:UNILEVE), which fell 4.98% or 2.14 points to trade at 40.85 at the close. Fbn Holdings (LAGOS:FBNH) declined 4.93% or 0.340 points to end at 6.550 and Union Bank LG (LAGOS:UBN) was down 2.86% or 0.17 points to 5.77.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lagos by 44 to 37 and 18 ended unchanged.
Shares in Stanbicibtc Hl (LAGOS:IBTC) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.68% or 1.45 to 32.45.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.69% or 0.31 to $44.66 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.53% or 0.25 to hit $47.12 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.69% or 8.65 to trade at $1247.85 a troy ounce.
EUR/NGN was up 3.40% to 352.710, while USD/NGN rose 0.46% to 326.000.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 97.18.