The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange today rose by 62 points in afternoon deals. The 30-share index which gained 14 points in its previous session, moved up by 62 points to 19,963 when reports last came in. The 30-share index had lost 746 points in the previous two sessions.The wide-based National Stock Exchange Nifty gained 21 points to 5,910 a short while ago.