Investing.com – Nigeria stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Banking and Food, Beverages & Tobacco sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lagos, the NSE 30 rose 1.23%.
The best performers of the session on the NSE 30 were Pz Cussons LG (LAGOS:PZ), which rose 5.61% or 0.85 points to trade at 14.95 at the close. Meanwhile, Union Bank LG (LAGOS:UBN) added 5.36% or 0.30 points to end at 5.90 and Wapco (LAGOS:WAPCO) was up 5.09% or 1.40 points to 28.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Total Nig (LAGOS:TOTAL), which fell 8.41% or 16.80 points to trade at 185.00 at the close. Guiness Nig (LAGOS:GUINNES) declined 7.29% or 7.00 points to end at 89.00 and Skye Bank (LAGOS:SKYEBAN) was down 7.14% or 0.050 points to 0.650.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lagos by 45 to 45 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in Pz Cussons LG (LAGOS:PZ) rose to 52-week lows; gaining 5.61% or 0.85 to 14.95. Shares in Total Nig (LAGOS:TOTAL) fell to 52-week lows; down 8.41% or 16.80 to 185.00.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 1.99% or 1.37 to $70.06 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 1.03% or 0.77 to hit $75.53 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.15% or 1.80 to trade at $1221.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/NGN was up 0.18% to 421.090, while USD/NGN fell 0.29% to 360.500.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.39% at 94.10.