Investing.com – Nigeria stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Banking and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lagos, the NSE 30 added 1.58% to hit a new 3-years high.
The best performers of the session on the NSE 30 were Union Bank LG (LAGOS:UBN), which rose 10.11% or 0.66 points to trade at 7.19 at the close. Meanwhile, Fidelitybk (LAGOS:FIDELIT) added 7.56% or 0.170 points to end at 2.420 and Fbn Holdings (LAGOS:FBNH) was up 6.12% or 0.520 points to 9.030 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Total Nig (LAGOS:TOTAL), which fell 5.00% or 11.99 points to trade at 228.02 at the close. Guaranty Bnk (LAGOS:GUARANT) declined 2.42% or 1.04 points to end at 42.01 and Wapco (LAGOS:WAPCO) was down 1.61% or 0.80 points to 49.32.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lagos by 40 to 29 and 34 ended unchanged.
Shares in Union Bank LG (LAGOS:UBN) rose to 52-week highs; up 10.11% or 0.66 to 7.19. Shares in Fidelitybk (LAGOS:FIDELIT) rose to 3-years highs; rising 7.56% or 0.170 to 2.420. Shares in Fbn Holdings (LAGOS:FBNH) rose to 52-week highs; up 6.12% or 0.520 to 9.030.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.05% or 0.59 to $56.55 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 1.19% or 0.73 to hit $61.95 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.88% or 11.20 to trade at $1254.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/NGN was down 0.21% to 424.350, while USD/NGN unchanged 0.00% to 360.000.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 93.66.