Investing.com – Nigeria stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Banking and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lagos, the NSE 30 fell 2.57% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the NSE 30 were Fidelitybk (LAGOS:FIDELIT), which rose 5.00% or 0.06 points to trade at 1.21 at the close. Meanwhile, Stanbicibtc Hl (LAGOS:IBTC) added 1.11% or 0.20 points to end at 18.00 and Access Bank (LAGOS:ACCESS) was up 0.67% or 0.03 points to 4.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pz Cussons LG (LAGOS:PZ), which fell 4.98% or 1.34 points to trade at 25.59 at the close. Nig Brew (LAGOS:NB) declined 4.98% or 5.88 points to end at 112.29 and Dangflour (LAGOS:DANGFLO) was down 4.83% or 0.14 points to 2.76.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lagos Stock Exchange by 43 to 7 and 46 ended unchanged.
Shares in Stanbicibtc Hl (LAGOS:IBTC) rose to 52-week lows; rising 1.11% or 0.20 to 18.00. Shares in Nig Brew (LAGOS:NB) fell to 3-years lows; losing 4.98% or 5.88 to 112.29. Shares in Dangflour (LAGOS:DANGFLO) fell to all time lows; falling 4.83% or 0.14 to 2.76.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 3.24% or 1.24 to $39.48 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 1.67% or 0.71 to hit $43.41 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 1.53% or 17.60 to trade at $1136.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/NGN was up 0.42% to 229.060, while USD/NGN rose 0.33% to 199.055.
The US Dollar Index was up 1.32% at 94.61.