Snapping the six-day losing streak, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange recovered by 179 points in early trade today, on emergence of buying by funds and retail investors, after the government announced plans for further liberalisation, amid a firming trend in the Asian region.The 30-share barometer had plunged 957 points in the previous six sessions.The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange gained 55 points to 5,797.In Asia, Japan's Nikkei was trading 1.14 per cent higher, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index up 0.622 per cent in early trade today.