The BSE benchmark Sensex today fell over 60 points in early trade, slipping from its three-year highs, as funds and investors booked profits ahead of RBI's mid-quarter policy review, amid a mixed Asian trend. Snapping its four-day long rising streak, the 30-share barometer lost over 60 points to 20,586 with metal, banking, consumer durables, IT and FMCG sector stocks succumbing to profit-booking. The index had climbed 684 points yesterday to an almost three year high. The wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty fell 9 points to 6,107. In the Asian region, Japan's Nikkei up by 0.24 points in early trade, Hong Kong's exchange remained closed today. The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.26 per cent lower in the previous session.