Karachi: The equity market soared on Tuesday, posting its second-largest single-day gain in history, with investors resuming aggressive buying amid optimism over improving Pakistan–US relations, easing border tensions, and expectations of progress in International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) review talks. The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) benchmark KSE-100 Index settled at 165,476.02 points, up 7,032.60 points, or 4.44%, from the previous close of 158,443.42. During the session, the index climbed to an intraday high of 165,866.77, gaining 7,423.35 points, or 4.69%, before easing from a low of 160,821.72, up 2,378.30 points, or 1.5%. DNA
