The BSE benchmark Sensex rebounded 148 points in early trade today on emergence of buying by funds at existing lower levels amid a firming Asian trend. Snapping its six-day long losing streak, the 30-sharebarometer recovered by 148 points, or 0.79 per cent, to18,883.60. The index had lost over 835 points in the last sixsessions.Similarly, the wide-based National Stock Exchange indexNifty moved up by 54.20 points, or 0.96 per cent, to 5,705.55.Meanwhile, in Asia, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose by0.96 per cent, while Japan's Nikkei by 1.45 per cent in earlytrade. The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.63 per cent higher in previous session on Friday.