After yesterday's steep losses, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange rose by 43 points in early trade today, led by recovery in stocks of consumer durables and healthcare sectors, on emergence of buying by funds amid a firming trend in Asian region.The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange index moved up by 9 points, or 0.16 per cent, to 5,607.In Asian region, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 0.58 per cent, while Japan's Nikkei gained 1.18 per cent in early trade today.