In a highly volatile trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex slipped 8.08 points, or 0.01 per cent, to settle at 73,598.67. The 50-share NSE Nifty dipped 3.45 points, or 0.02 per cent, to end at 22,749.75

The 30-share BSE Sensex was up 16.66 points or 0.02 per cent at 73,623.41 in the initial trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 22.55 points or 0.10 per cent at 22,775 in the early trade