Indian stocks hit a new record high Friday amid optimistic atmosphere of the business circles over the possible winning of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the general election. The benchmark BSE Sensex hit 22,959.33 points in late afternoon trade with banking, realty, power and metal sector stocks heavily traded by funds and retail investors. The wider NSE index Nifty also rose 186.35 points, or 2.80 percent to hit 6,846.20 in trade