Investing.com – Nigeria stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Food, Beverages & Tobacco and Banking sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lagos, the NSE 30 lost 0.16% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the NSE 30 were Wemabank (LAGOS:WEMABAN), which rose 1.89% or 0.010 points to trade at 0.540 at the close. Meanwhile, Nig Brew (LAGOS:NB) added 0.99% or 1.40 points to end at 142.99 and Dangsugar (LAGOS:DANGSUG) was up 0.16% or 0.01 points to 6.08 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Guiness Nig (LAGOS:GUINNES), which fell 5.00% or 3.35 points to trade at 63.65 at the close. Diamond Bank (LAGOS:DIAMONB) declined 4.80% or 0.060 points to end at 1.190 and Unilever Nig (LAGOS:UNILEVE) was down 4.29% or 1.50 points to 33.25.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lagos by 20 to 12 and 48 ended unchanged.
Shares in Guiness Nig (LAGOS:GUINNES) fell to all time lows; down 5.00% or 3.35 to 63.65.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 1.28% or 0.67 to $51.81 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 1.19% or 0.66 to hit $54.81 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.06% or 0.70 to trade at $1213.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/NGN was down 0.21% to 336.380, while USD/NGN fell 0.55% to 314.750.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.48% at 100.74.