The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange recovered by 10 points in afternoon deals today on fresh buying mainly in capital goods, power, metal, consumer durables and IT sectors on the back of higher Asian cues despite capital outflows from funds. The 30-share barometer rose by 10 points to 18,872. The index had lost 291 points in the previous session to touch a three-month low.The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange moved up by 7 points, to 5,700.