Investing.com – Nigeria equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Insurance, Banking and Oil & Gas sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Lagos, the NSE 30 fell 0.36% to hit a new 52-week low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the NSE 30 were Wemabank (LAGOS:WEMABAN), which rose 6.35% or 0.040 points to trade at 0.670 at the close. Pz Cussons LG (LAGOS:PZ) added 6.05% or 0.85 points to end at 14.90 and Total Nig (LAGOS:TOTAL) was up 5.41% or 10.00 points to 195.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Uacn Prop (LAGOS:UACN), which lost 9.64% or 1.35 points to trade at 12.70 in late trade. Fidelitybk (LAGOS:FIDELIT) declined 7.78% or 0.140 points to end at 1.660 and Nestle Nig (LAGOS:NESTLE) shed 3.92% or 61.10 points to 1498.90.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 63 to 27 and 10 ended unchanged on the Lagos.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.18% or 0.12 to $67.08 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.15% or 0.11 to hit $72.50 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.15% or 1.80 to trade at $1200.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/NGN was up 0.52% to 413.470, while USD/NGN unchanged 0.00% to 361.000.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.48% at 96.62.