The BSE benchmark Sensex fell by almost 108 points in early trade today as funds and retail investors indulged in selling amid a weakening trend on Asian Bourses. The 30-share index, which had lost 17.55 points in the previous session, moved down by 108 points, to 17,413 with stocks of metal, power, capital goods and banking sectors under pressure.Similarly, the wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty declined by 32 points, to 5,284.Meanwhile, in Asian region, Japan's Nikkei Index fell 1.05 per cent, while Hong Kong market shed 1.37 per cent inearly trade today. The US dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.96 per cent down on Friday.