Nigeria, June 4 -- The Nigerian equities market continued its bearish trend on Tuesday.

Rising investors' confidence and higher appetite for purchases propelled the market capitalization to its lifetime high of N70.89 trillion.

The new way is to keep hope alive, particularly from the investors targeting the medium and large-cap stocks of the key sectors of the economy.

After trading, the All-Share Index rose by 0.37 percent to 411.52 points, closing at 112,427.48. It was another remarkable day for the Nigerian Exchange, as capital inflow drove price appreciation across the board. Compared to Monday's close of N70.635 trillion, the aggregate market cap rose by N259 billion in a session.

Investor appetite was especially eager for indust...