The BSE benchmark Sensex today was up by nearly 92 points during noon. The 30-share index which opened with 69 points up in early trade, kept its upward trend with 92 points in green and was at 19, 108 during noon trading. The wide-based Nifty of the National Stock Exchange also was trading in green during morning trade and was up by 39 points or 0.68 per cent, to 5,822.In the Asian markets, Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose by 0.11 per cent, while Japan's Nikkei by 1.94 per cent in early trade today. The US Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.07 per cent in the previous session on Friday.