Investing.com – Nigeria stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Banking and Insurance sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lagos, the NSE 30 added 2.40% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the NSE 30 were Fbn Holdings (LAGOS:FBNH), which rose 10.00% or 0.530 points to trade at 5.830 at the close. Meanwhile, Access Bank (LAGOS:ACCESS) added 5.53% or 0.44 points to end at 8.40 and Diamond Bank (LAGOS:DIAMONB) was up 5.15% or 0.050 points to 1.020 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Uacn Prop (LAGOS:UACN), which fell 1.60% or 0.24 points to trade at 14.70 at the close. Guaranty Bnk (LAGOS:GUARANT) declined 1.59% or 0.54 points to end at 33.47 and Wapco (LAGOS:WAPCO) was down 0.25% or 0.12 points to 47.83.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lagos by 39 to 11 and 53 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fbn Holdings (LAGOS:FBNH) rose to 52-week highs; up 10.00% or 0.530 to 5.830. Shares in Access Bank (LAGOS:ACCESS) rose to 52-week highs; rising 5.53% or 0.44 to 8.40.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 1.37% or 0.66 to $48.98 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.99% or 0.50 to hit $51.26 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.60% or 7.59 to trade at $1264.41 a troy ounce.
EUR/NGN was up 0.14% to 353.400, while USD/NGN fell 3.15% to 314.750.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 97.16.