Nifty closes at record high, Sensex still 439 pts away from lifetime high

Broader market outperformed the frontline indices and also hit their respective all-time highs

The Nifty50 index hit a fresh record high at close and the rupee also rose to its strongest level in nearly 17 months on Thursday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates in US by 25 basis points but sounded less hawkish than expected on future rate hike path.

The Nifty index rose as much as 74 points to 9,158, surpassing its previous all-time high of 9,122 hit on March 14, post BJP's UP election victory. The index settled at 9,153, up 69 points. 

The S&P BSE Sensex, on the other hand, gained 217 points in intraday trade to