KARACHI: The Pakis­tan Stock Exchange (PSX) came under heavy selling pressure on Tuesday, on the eve of the State Bank’s monetary policy announ­cement, with the benchmark KSE-100 index plu­nging 1,415 points amid concerns over corporate earnings, political noise, and economic uncertainty.

Trading began on a strong note, with the index climbing as much as 951 points in early hours, fuelled by optimism over a potential trade-tariff deal with the United States. The KSE-100 touched an intraday high of 140,331 — up 0.68 per cent — as investors hoped for positive signals ahead of the policy meeting.

However, the optimism quickly........

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