Investing.com – Nigeria stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Banking, Food, Beverages & Tobacco and Insurance sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lagos, the NSE 30 rose 0.65% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the NSE 30 were Wemabank (LAGOS:WEMABAN), which rose 9.35% or 0.100 points to trade at 1.170 at the close. Meanwhile, Skye Bank (LAGOS:SKYEBAN) added 9.32% or 0.110 points to end at 1.290 and Guaranty Bnk (LAGOS:GUARANT) was up 4.99% or 2.60 points to 54.71 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fbn Holdings (LAGOS:FBNH), which fell 5.76% or 0.850 points to trade at 13.900 at the close. Dangote Flour Mills PLC (LAGOS:DANGFLOUR) declined 4.65% or 0.73 points to end at 14.97 and Dangsugar (LAGOS:DANGSUG) was down 3.61% or 0.75 points to 20.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lagos by 39 to 34 and 22 ended unchanged.
Shares in Wemabank (LAGOS:WEMABAN) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 9.35% or 0.100 to 1.170. Shares in Skye Bank (LAGOS:SKYEBAN) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.32% or 0.110 to 1.290. Shares in Guaranty Bnk (LAGOS:GUARANT) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.99% or 2.60 to 54.71.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 1.08% or 0.69 to $63.26 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 1.07% or 0.74 to hit $68.57 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.57% or 7.50 to trade at $1334.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/NGN was up 0.27% to 442.460, while USD/NGN unchanged 0.00% to 360.000.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 90.33.