The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange surpassed 19,000 level in early trade today by rising over 200 points on sustained buying by participants. The surge comes amid possibilty of an announcement by the government today to further economic reforms. Rising for the fourth session in a row, the 30-share barometer added 200 points to trade at 19,070.In a similar manner, the wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty, shot up by 60 points to trade at 5,791.60.In Asian region, Hong Kong's Hang Seng is up by 0.21 per cent, while the Japan's Nikkei gained 0.41 per cent in early trade today. The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.09 per cent higher in yesterday's trade.