Investing.com – Nigeria stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Banking and Insurance sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lagos, the NSE 30 lost 0.47% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the NSE 30 were Guiness Nig (LAGOS:GUINNES), which rose 4.99% or 3.77 points to trade at 79.27 at the close. Meanwhile, Union Bank LG (LAGOS:UBN) added 3.83% or 0.23 points to end at 5.88 and Pz Cussons LG (LAGOS:PZ) was up 2.56% or 0.70 points to 28.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Skye Bank (LAGOS:SKYEBAN), which fell 4.92% or 0.030 points to trade at 0.580 at the close. Total Nig (LAGOS:TOTAL) declined 4.90% or 12.00 points to end at 232.75 and Unilever Nig (LAGOS:UNILEVE) was down 4.81% or 1.89 points to 37.35.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lagos by 47 to 18 and 12 ended unchanged.
Shares in Pz Cussons LG (LAGOS:PZ) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.56% or 0.70 to 28.00.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 2.85% or 1.35 to $48.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 1.91% or 1.00 to hit $53.34 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.01% or 13.41 to trade at $1343.81 a troy ounce.
EUR/NGN was up 0.03% to 427.010, while USD/NGN rose 0.84% to 361.500.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.26% at 92.33.