Investing.com – Nigeria stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Oil & Gas and Banking sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lagos, the NSE 30 declined 0.82% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the NSE 30 were Total Nig (LAGOS:TOTAL), which rose 3.05% or 8.00 points to trade at 270.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Guaranty Bnk (LAGOS:GUARANT) added 1.82% or 0.42 points to end at 23.50 and Stanbicibtc Hl (LAGOS:IBTC) was up 1.07% or 0.19 points to 17.81 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nestle Nig (LAGOS:NESTLE), which fell 5.00% or 34.00 points to trade at 654.90 at the close. Pz Cussons LG (LAGOS:PZ) declined 4.97% or 0.64 points to end at 12.23 and Fbn Holdings (LAGOS:FBNH) was down 4.86% or 0.170 points to 3.330.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lagos by 22 to 14 and 56 ended unchanged.
Shares in Pz Cussons LG (LAGOS:PZ) fell to 3-years lows; losing 4.97% or 0.64 to 12.23.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 1.87% or 0.99 to $52.02 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 1.47% or 0.82 to hit $54.90 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.29% or 3.55 to trade at $1235.65 a troy ounce.
EUR/NGN was down 0.84% to 335.620, while USD/NGN fell 0.17% to 314.700.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.42% at 100.26.