The BSE benchmark Sensex today rose nearly 113 points in early trade after two sessions of losses. This follows emergence of selective buying by funds amid a mixed trend in the Asian region. The 30-share barometer gained 0.57 per cent to 19,723 with healtchare, capital goods, realty and oil and gas sector stocks leading the recovery. The index had lost nearly 605 points in the previous two sessions on weak GDP numbers, weak auto sales figures and global cues.Similarly, the wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty moved up by 18.80 points to 5,958.Meanwhile, in Asia, Japan's Nikkei rose by 1.21 per cent, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index shed 0.26 per cent in earlytrade. The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.92 per centlower in previous session despite a poor manufacturing report.