The BSE benchmark Sensex recovered by over 86 points in early trade today on emergence of buying by funds and retailers amid a firming Asian trend.Snapping its four-session losing streak, the 30-share barometer gained 86.74 points, or 0.44 per cent, to 19,746.56.The index had lost almost 345 points in the previous four sessions. All sectoral indices trading in the positive zone with a gain up to 0.80 per cent.Meanwhile in Asia, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose by 048 per cent, while Japan's Nikkei up by 3.11 per cent in the early trade. The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.71 per cent higher in yesterday's trade.