Investing.com – Nigeria stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Banking and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lagos, the NSE 30 rose 0.22%.
The best performers of the session on the NSE 30 were Wemabank (LAGOS:WEMABAN), which rose 10.00% or 0.060 points to trade at 0.660 at the close. Meanwhile, Nig Brew (LAGOS:NB) added 3.53% or 3.00 points to end at 86.50 and Unilever Nig (LAGOS:UNILEVE) was up 2.35% or 1.00 points to 43.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Guiness Nig (LAGOS:GUINNES), which fell 7.59% or 6.00 points to trade at 73.00 at the close. Total Nig (LAGOS:TOTAL) declined 5.85% or 10.70 points to end at 172.30 and Fidelitybk (LAGOS:FIDELIT) was down 2.59% or 0.050 points to 1.880.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lagos by 47 to 31 and 18 ended unchanged.
Shares in Guiness Nig (LAGOS:GUINNES) fell to 52-week lows; down 7.59% or 6.00 to 73.00. Shares in Total Nig (LAGOS:TOTAL) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.85% or 10.70 to 172.30.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.07% or 0.05 to $71.02 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.71% or 0.57 to hit $79.69 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.35% or 4.30 to trade at $1223.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/NGN was unchanged 0.00% to 421.540, while USD/NGN unchanged 0.00% to 363.000.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.29% at 94.96.