Investing.com – Nigeria stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Banking, Insurance and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lagos, the NSE 30 rose 0.35% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the NSE 30 were Fidelitybk (LAGOS:FIDELIT), which rose 5.00% or 0.070 points to trade at 1.470 at the close. Meanwhile, Union Bank LG (LAGOS:UBN) added 4.87% or 0.28 points to end at 6.03 and Zenithbank (LAGOS:ZENITHB) was up 3.14% or 0.80 points to 26.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pz Cussons LG (LAGOS:PZ), which fell 3.77% or 0.90 points to trade at 23.00 at the close. Skye Bank (LAGOS:SKYEBAN) declined 1.96% or 0.010 points to end at 0.500 and Diamond Bank (LAGOS:DIAMONB) was down 1.75% or 0.020 points to 1.090.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lagos by 46 to 35 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fidelitybk (LAGOS:FIDELIT) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.00% or 0.070 to 1.470. Shares in Skye Bank (LAGOS:SKYEBAN) fell to all time lows; losing 1.96% or 0.010 to 0.500. Shares in Zenithbank (LAGOS:ZENITHB) rose to 3-years highs; rising 3.14% or 0.80 to 26.20.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.97% or 0.50 to $51.95 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 1.17% or 0.67 to hit $57.84 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.05% or 0.68 to trade at $1305.28 a troy ounce.
EUR/NGN was down 0.21% to 424.860, while USD/NGN rose 1.45% to 360.645.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 92.99.