Investing.com – Nigeria stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Insurance and Banking sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lagos, the NSE 30 fell 0.84% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the NSE 30 were Unilever Nig (LAGOS:UNILEVE), which rose 5.00% or 2.00 points to trade at 42.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Stanbicibtc Hl (LAGOS:IBTC) added 4.97% or 1.95 points to end at 41.20 and Diamond Bank (LAGOS:DIAMONB) was up 0.84% or 0.010 points to 1.200 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nestle Nig (LAGOS:NESTLE), which fell 4.94% or 59.80 points to trade at 1149.51 at the close. Wapco (LAGOS:WAPCO) declined 3.79% or 2.01 points to end at 50.77 and Skye Bank (LAGOS:SKYEBAN) was down 3.51% or 0.020 points to 0.550.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lagos by 42 to 24 and 20 ended unchanged.
Shares in Stanbicibtc Hl (LAGOS:IBTC) rose to all time highs; up 4.97% or 1.95 to 41.20.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.48% or 0.23 to $48.30 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.84% or 0.45 to hit $54.29 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.26% or 3.46 to trade at $1332.24 a troy ounce.
EUR/NGN was down 0.98% to 427.590, while USD/NGN rose 0.84% to 358.500.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 91.90.