Recovering from early losses, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange stood 83 points, or 0.5 per cent in positive territory, at 18,765 in afternoon trade, a short while ago. Earlier in the morning, however, the Sensex had opened 81 points, or 0.4 per cent in the red, at 18,601, on profit-booking by investors, amid a mixed showing by the regional bourses.Other Asian markets in China, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong and Indonesia were trading mixed.