The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex recovered by over 74 points in the opening trade on Friday on fresh capital inflows from foreign funds amid a firming Asian market. The 30-share index was up by 74 points, or 0.45 per cent at 16,328 points, in the opening trade. The wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty moved up by 22.80 points to 4,882 points. The Sensex had closed almost flat in yesterday's choppy trade.