The BSE benchmark Sensex which recovered by 132 points in early trade, gained further and was trading up by 160 points at 17, 360 a short while ago.The wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty also moved up by 60 points to 52 87 points.In the Asian region, the Japan's Nikkei rose by 0.18 per cent, while the Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was up by 0.17 per cent in early trade today. The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.70 per cent higher in yesterday's trade.