The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange fell by 60 points in early trade today, extending its losing streak for the third straight session. The 30-share index, which had lost over 45 points in the previous session, fell by 0.35 per cent, to 17,324 with stocks of capital goods, IT and power sectors leading the fall.The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange shed 11 points, or 0.20 per cent, to 5,243.In the Asian region, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index fell by 0.17 per cent, while Japan's Nikkei Index shed 0.42 per cent in the morning trade today. The US market remained closed yesterday.