The BSE benchmark Sensex was trading up by 67 points or 0.39 per cent at 16,951 a short while ago.The wide-based National Stock Exchange Nifty index was also trading up by 14 points, or 0.28 per cent, at 5,092.In the Asian region, Japan's Nikkei Index was trading marginally lower by 0.11 per cent, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng shed 1.24 per cent in early trade today.The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.35 per cent down in yesterday's trade.