Investing.com – Nigeria stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Banking, Oil & Gas and Food, Beverages & Tobacco sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lagos, the NSE 30 fell 1.18% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the NSE 30 were Stanbicibtc Hl (LAGOS:IBTC), which rose 3.07% or 0.64 points to trade at 21.62 at the close. Meanwhile, Dangsugar (LAGOS:DANGSUG) added 0.17% or 0.01 points to end at 6.08 and Wapco (LAGOS:WAPCO) was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to 101.89 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Guiness Nig (LAGOS:GUINNES), which fell 4.98% or 6.56 points to trade at 125.10 at the close. Fbn Holdings (LAGOS:FBNH) declined 4.43% or 0.32 points to end at 6.89 and Access Bank (LAGOS:ACCESS) was down 4.22% or 0.21 points to 4.77.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lagos Stock Exchange by 36 to 18 and 36 ended unchanged.
Shares in Stanbicibtc Hl (LAGOS:IBTC) rose to 52-week lows; gaining 3.07% or 0.64 to 21.62.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 1.92% or 0.93 to $47.59 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 1.42% or 0.76 to hit $52.55 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.57% or 6.20 to trade at $1094.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/NGN was down 0.56% to 217.170, while USD/NGN unchanged 0.00% to 198.900.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.65% at 96.98.