The BSE benchmark Sensex declined by 33 points in early trade today as investors preferred to book profits ahead of the RBI's mid-quarter monetary policy review tomorrow. Besides, a mixed trend on Asian bourses also dampened the trading sentiments.The 30-share barometer, which gained 88 points in the previous session, fell by 33 points to 19,284.Stocks of consumer durables, capital goods and FMCG sectors fell due to profit-booking.Similarly, the wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty shed 19 points to 5,860.In the Asian region, Japan's Nikkei Index gained 1.62 per cent, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index down 0.25 per cent in early trade.The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.27 per cent down on Friday on uncertainty over the fiscal cliff.