The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange lost 125 points, or 0.7 percent, to 17,316, in the afternoon trade, a short while age. The Nifty, at the National Stock Exchange fell 46 points, or 0.9 percent, to 5,228.Overseas, in other Asian markets, key indices in Japan, Hong Kong, China, South Korea and SIngapore slipped 0.3 percent and 1.7 percent in intra-day trade, today.