Investing.com – Nigeria stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Banking and Insurance sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lagos, the NSE 30 rose 1.59% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the NSE 30 were Guiness Nig (LAGOS:GUINNES), which rose 10.25% or 7.38 points to trade at 79.38 at the close. Meanwhile, Dangote Flour Mills PLC (LAGOS:DANGFLOUR) added 10.17% or 0.59 points to end at 6.39 and Nestle Nig (LAGOS:NESTLE) was up 8.96% or 94.93 points to 1154.93 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Wemabank (LAGOS:WEMABAN), which fell 3.64% or 0.020 points to trade at 0.530 at the close. Zenithbank (LAGOS:ZENITHB) declined 2.39% or 0.60 points to end at 24.45 and Dangsugar (LAGOS:DANGSUG) was down 2.35% or 0.35 points to 14.52.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lagos by 41 to 37 and 26 ended unchanged.
Shares in Dangote Flour Mills PLC (LAGOS:DANGFLOUR) rose to 52-week highs; up 10.17% or 0.59 to 6.39. Shares in Nestle Nig (LAGOS:NESTLE) rose to 3-years highs; rising 8.96% or 94.93 to 1154.93.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.57% or 0.28 to $49.11 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.52% or 0.27 to hit $52.10 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.13% or 1.60 to trade at $1263.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/NGN was up 0.15% to 431.560, while USD/NGN rose 1000.00% to 364.000.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 93.48.