The BSE benchmark Sensex rose by 106 points in early trade today on fresh buying by funds and retailers. The 30-share barometer, which lost 386 points in the previous two sessions, rebounded by 106 points to 17,338 with technology, banking and metal sector stocks leading the recovery.Similarly, the wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty was trading 31 points higher at 5,266.In the Asian region, Japan's Nikkei was up by 0.28 per cent, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index gained 0.26 per cent in early trade.The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.25 per cent lower in yesterday's trade.