Investing.com – Nigeria stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Oil & Gas and Banking sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lagos, the NSE 30 lost 0.91% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the NSE 30 were Wemabank (LAGOS:WEMABAN), which rose 2.74% or 0.020 points to trade at 0.760 at the close. Meanwhile, Dangote Flour Mills PLC (LAGOS:DANGFLOUR) added 1.69% or 0.15 points to end at 8.95 and Skye Bank (LAGOS:SKYEBAN) was up 1.52% or 0.010 points to 0.680 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Wapco (LAGOS:WAPCO), which fell 10.00% or 3.25 points to trade at 29.30 at the close. Pz Cussons LG (LAGOS:PZ) declined 9.82% or 1.65 points to end at 15.15 and Fidelitybk (LAGOS:FIDELIT) was down 9.47% or 0.180 points to 1.720.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lagos by 61 to 23 and 17 ended unchanged.
Shares in Wapco (LAGOS:WAPCO) fell to 5-year lows; losing 10.00% or 3.25 to 29.30. Shares in Pz Cussons LG (LAGOS:PZ) fell to 52-week lows; losing 9.82% or 1.65 to 15.15.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 1.50% or 1.02 to $68.91 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.15% or 0.84 to hit $73.90 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.03% or 0.40 to trade at $1225.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/NGN was up 0.55% to 423.420, while USD/NGN rose 0.58% to 361.550.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 94.40.