Investing.com – Nigeria stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Banking, Insurance and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lagos, the NSE 30 added 0.27%.
The best performers of the session on the NSE 30 were Pz Cussons LG (LAGOS:PZ), which rose 3.57% or 0.50 points to trade at 14.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Skye Bank (LAGOS:SKYEBAN) added 3.12% or 0.020 points to end at 0.660 and Access Bank (LAGOS:ACCESS) was up 3.09% or 0.30 points to 10.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Dangote Flour Mills PLC (LAGOS:DANGFLOUR), which fell 6.11% or 0.55 points to trade at 8.45 at the close. Nig Brew (LAGOS:NB) declined 2.91% or 3.00 points to end at 100.00 and Guiness Nig (LAGOS:GUINNES) was down 2.08% or 2.00 points to 94.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lagos by 48 to 36 and 16 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nig Brew (LAGOS:NB) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.91% or 3.00 to 100.00.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 2.22% or 1.50 to $69.16 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 1.66% or 1.20 to hit $73.59 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.58% or 7.10 to trade at $1220.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/NGN was down 0.41% to 420.740, while USD/NGN fell 0.28% to 360.000.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.47% at 94.90.