The BSE benchmark Sensex was trading 47 points down at 19,175 a short while ago. It fell for the second straight day today on sustained selling by funds amid a mixed trend in other Asian markets. The 30-share barometer fell by 62 points in early trade. The wide-based National Stock Exchange index, Nifty dropped 11 points to 5,801.In the Asian region, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index traded lower by 0.18 per cent, while Japan's Nikkei Index rose 1.25per cent, in early trade.The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.91 per centhigher in yesterday's trade.