Sensex hits all-time high, Nifty above 16,650 as metal stocks gain

Indian shares hovered near record highs on Wednesday, boosted by Tata Motors and metal stocks, with sentiment aided by strength in global peers after worries about the tapering of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s pandemic-era stimulus eased. By 9:20 am, the blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index was up 0.3% at 16,674, and the…