The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange rose by 25 points in early trade today, touching a new two-year high of 20,129 points. The rise was on sustained buying by funds, on strong third quarter earnings posted by corporates, amid a firming trend in the Asian region. The 30-share index had gained nearly 284 points in the previous three sessions.The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange rose by 7 points, or 0.11 per cent, to 6,089.In the Asian region, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index and Japan's Nikkei were marginally up in the morning trade today.