Investing.com – Nigeria stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Oil & Gas and Insurance sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lagos, the NSE 30 fell 0.35% to hit a new 3-years low.
The best performers of the session on the NSE 30 were Zenithbank (LAGOS:ZENITHB), which rose 6.11% or 0.55 points to trade at 9.55 at the close. Meanwhile, Access Bank (LAGOS:ACCESS) added 4.74% or 0.17 points to end at 3.76 and Stanbicibtc Hl (LAGOS:IBTC) was up 4.25% or 0.52 points to 12.52 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Guiness Nig (LAGOS:GUINNES), which fell 9.61% or 9.89 points to trade at 93.00 at the close. Diamond Bank (LAGOS:DIAMONB) declined 8.28% or 0.14 points to end at 1.55 and Unilever Nig (LAGOS:UNILEVE) was down 4.99% or 2.16 points to 41.09.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lagos Stock Exchange by 27 to 24 and 34 ended unchanged.
Shares in Guiness Nig (LAGOS:GUINNES) fell to all time lows; losing 9.61% or 9.89 to 93.00. Shares in Diamond Bank (LAGOS:DIAMONB) fell to all time lows; losing 8.28% or 0.14 to 1.55.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.43% or 0.13 to $30.26 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 3.17% or 0.91 to hit $29.45 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.40% or 4.40 to trade at $1086.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/NGN was down 0.65% to 215.630, while USD/NGN rose 0.08% to 199.200.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.01% at 99.16.