The BSE benchmark Sensex rose 58 points in early trade today on sustained capital inflows amid a firming trend in the Asian region. The 30-share index, which had gained 467 points in theprevious session, moved up further by 58 points to 20,940 with stocks in capital goods, realty, auto and metal sectors leading the rise.Similarly, the National Stock Exchange index Nifty rose by 17 points to 6,207.In Asia, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was up 0.66 per cent and Japan's Nikkei rose 1 per cent in early trade.The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.18 per cent higher on Friday.