The BSE benchmark Sensex which had lost 67 points in early trade, recovered from the initial losses and was trading at 24 points in the green. The 30 share index which had declined a mere 7 points in the late morning session on sustained selling by funds, triggered by a weak trend on Asian bourses, bounced back by gaining 24 points to 17,119 in the afternoon deals.In a similar fashion, the wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty slided by 0.70 points to 5,206.