Tech stocks boost Nifty to fresh lifetime high, Sensex rises 200 pts

Nifty50 hit a record high driven by IT stocks on U.S. rate cut hopes. HCL Tech and BSE Sensex rose. Nifty IT, Auto sectors rose; Private Bank, FMCG, Realty sectors saw cuts. HCL, SBI, Infosys, Tech Mahindra gained. Likely 25 basis point rate cut amid rising food prices.