BTS ‘Dynamite’ costumes sell for $162K at auction

Oil prices edged higher as drug maker Pfizer said the final result of its COVID-19 trial showed a 95 per cent efficacy and plans to apply for an emergency U.S authorization within days. Bankole Odusanya, Head of Fixed Income trading at UBA joins CNBC Africa for more.

Nigeria’s Debt Management Office offered 147.82 billion naira in today’s Primary Auction compared to the 167.82 billion Naira maturing Treasury bills. Ifeoma Onyejekwe, Fixed Income Trader at UBA tells CNBC Africa’s Esther Awoniyi how market participants reacted to the auction as well as what to expect from a possible OMO auction on Thursday.

Sotheby's New York unveils a pair of sneakers that could be the first to be sold for a million dollars. The creation by Adidas and Meissen includes overlays of porcelain on the leather shoes.

A nearly 40-million-year-old skeleton belonging to what is popularly known as a sabre-toothed tiger is going under the hammer in Geneva a year after its discovery on a US ranch. The skeleton, some 120 centimetres (nearly four feet) long, is expected to fetch between 60,000 and 80,000 Swiss francs ($66,560 to $88,750; 55,300 to 73,750 euros) at auction in the Swiss city.

The pastel colored outfits worn by BTS in the video "Dynamite" sold for $162,500 at auction on Sunday, over eight times the original estimate of $20,00 to $40,000.

The German sports giant is seeking to unload its US subsidiary as part of a new five-year turnaround plan. The company said that the two brands would be able to "better realize their growth potential" independently.

The Central Bank of Nigeria floated an OMO auction on Thursday with a total of 170 billion naira on offer. Constance Onyia, Fixed Income Dealer at Access Bank joins CNBC Africa for more.

Honda Motor Co Ltd on Thursday said it will sell a limited batch of its flagship Legend sedan equipped with level 3 autonomous driving technology that enables vehicles to navigate congested highways.

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Christie's auction house showcased the so-called 'Sakura Diamond,' the largest and clearest purple-pink diamond to ever be auctioned, according to their press statement. The diamond was shown to press in Shanghai on Monday.

Eighty-eight-year-old Mayan grandmother Dona Menchita showed off her skills and energy proper of a youngster climbing up trees and picking up fruits to sell in Tizimin, Yucatan, Mexico. This fearless grandmother's age doesn't stop her from work, as she continues cutting firewood, taking care of her crops and also climbing up the trees.

Indiana Jones' iconic Fedora hat, worn by US actor Harrison Ford on the set of ‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Doom’ is the main attraction at an auction of Hollywood artefacts next month. It's estimated to fetch around $250,000. More than a thousand items will go on sale, including Harry Potter’s wand and a droid used in ‘Star Wars: The rise of Skywalker'.