Investing.com – Nigeria stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Banking, Insurance and Food, Beverages & Tobacco sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lagos, the NSE 30 added 0.73% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the NSE 30 were Diamond Bank (LAGOS:DIAMONB), which rose 4.65% or 0.040 points to trade at 0.900 at the close. Meanwhile, Uacn Prop (LAGOS:UACN) added 4.54% or 0.65 points to end at 14.98 and Fbn Holdings (LAGOS:FBNH) was up 4.47% or 0.190 points to 4.440 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pz Cussons LG (LAGOS:PZ), which fell 6.05% or 1.15 points to trade at 17.90 at the close. Access Bank (LAGOS:ACCESS) declined 2.01% or 0.15 points to end at 7.32 and Dangote Flour Mills PLC (LAGOS:DANGFLOUR) was down 1.68% or 0.07 points to 4.16.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lagos by 30 to 14 and 60 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fbn Holdings (LAGOS:FBNH) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.47% or 0.190 to 4.440.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 4.03% or 2.07 to $49.29 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 3.76% or 2.03 to hit $51.93 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.19% or 2.37 to trade at $1255.47 a troy ounce.
EUR/NGN was up 0.24% to 353.060, while USD/NGN unchanged 0.00% to 324.500.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 97.10.