Investing.com – Nigeria equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Banking and Oil & Gas sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Lagos, the NSE 30 lost 0.49% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the NSE 30 were Diamond Bank (LAGOS:DIAMONB), which rose 2.65% or 0.030 points to trade at 1.160 at the close. Unilever Nig (LAGOS:UNILEVE) added 1.53% or 0.60 points to end at 39.89 and Total Nig (LAGOS:TOTAL) was up 0.82% or 2.00 points to 230.85 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Pz Cussons LG (LAGOS:PZ), which lost 4.95% or 1.33 points to trade at 25.56 in late trade. Stanbicibtc Hl (LAGOS:IBTC) declined 4.35% or 1.74 points to end at 38.26 and Uacn Prop (LAGOS:UACN) shed 3.60% or 0.54 points to 14.44.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 37 to 31 and 16 ended unchanged on the Lagos.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for October delivery was up 2.92% or 1.34 to $47.30 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 3.92% or 1.99 to hit $52.72 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.60% or 7.88 to trade at $1321.98 a troy ounce.
EUR/NGN was down 1.19% to 424.440, while USD/NGN rose 0.84% to 358.500.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 92.78.