KARACHI: Shrugging off the delay in unveiling the federal budget, equity investors on Tuesday engaged in value hunting, propelling the benchmark KSE-100 index above the 170,000-point milestone and recovering overnight losses. Topline Securities Ltd said the benchmark KSE-100 index ended the session on a strong note, closing at 170,330 points, up 1,377 points or 0.81 per cent. Market sentiment remained positive, supported by a decline in international crude oil prices after geopolitical tensions between Iran and Israel eased.