Investing.com – Nigeria equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Insurance, Food, Beverages & Tobacco and Banking sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Lagos, the NSE 30 rose 0.04% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the NSE 30 were Guiness Nig (LAGOS:GUINNES), which rose 4.99% or 4.64 points to trade at 97.64 at the close. Wemabank (LAGOS:WEMABAN) added 4.55% or 0.030 points to end at 0.690 and Firstcity Bnk (LAGOS:FCMB) was up 3.88% or 0.04 points to 1.07 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Skye Bank (LAGOS:SKYEBAN), which lost 1.52% or 0.01 points to trade at 0.65 in late trade. Stanbicibtc Hl (LAGOS:IBTC) declined 1.18% or 0.20 points to end at 16.75 and Fbn Holdings (LAGOS:FBNH) shed 0.94% or 0.030 points to 3.170.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 20 to 17 and 59 ended unchanged on the Lagos.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was down 2.26% or 1.04 to $44.89 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 2.27% or 1.09 to hit $46.84 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 1.01% or 13.60 to trade at $1330.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/NGN was up 1.17% to 354.070, while USD/NGN rose 0.80% to 315.500.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.14% at 95.34.