<p>The benchmark BSE Sensex slipped from record-high by falling over 25 points in early trade today as investors booked profits.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 30-share barometer, which had gained 1,264.87 points in the past eight sessions, fell by 25.15 points, or 0.09 per cent, to 26,246.70 after scaling a new lifetime high of 26,300.17 for a while in opening trade.<br /><br />The gauge had closed at a new record-high of 26,271.85 yesterday.<br /><br />On similar lines, the broad-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty shed 10.25 points, or 0.13 per cent, to 7,820.35, after touching a lifetime high of 7,840.95 in opening trade.<br /><br />Among other Asian markets, Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose by 0.44 per cent, while Japan's Nikkei moved up by 0.57 per cent in early trade.<br /><br />However, the US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.02 per cent lower in yesterday's trade.</p>
<p>The benchmark BSE Sensex slipped from record-high by falling over 25 points in early trade today as investors booked profits.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 30-share barometer, which had gained 1,264.87 points in the past eight sessions, fell by 25.15 points, or 0.09 per cent, to 26,246.70 after scaling a new lifetime high of 26,300.17 for a while in opening trade.<br /><br />The gauge had closed at a new record-high of 26,271.85 yesterday.<br /><br />On similar lines, the broad-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty shed 10.25 points, or 0.13 per cent, to 7,820.35, after touching a lifetime high of 7,840.95 in opening trade.<br /><br />Among other Asian markets, Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose by 0.44 per cent, while Japan's Nikkei moved up by 0.57 per cent in early trade.<br /><br />However, the US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.02 per cent lower in yesterday's trade.</p>