Mumbai : The BSE benchmark Sensex today recovered by over 105 points in early trade, on fresh buying by funds and retail investors at lower levels.The 30-share barometer, which had lost over 405 points on Thursday, rebounded by 105 points to 17,301.67. All sectoral indices were trading in the positive zone with gains of up to 1.63 per cent.

In a similar fashion,the wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty also moved up by 31.85 points to 5,260.30. However, a weakening trend persisted on other Asian bourses following overnight losses at the US markets.

In Asia, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell 1.02 per cent, while Japan’s Nikkei index was down 1.16 per cent in the morning trade. The US Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.60 per cent in on Thursday’s trade.