The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex recovered by over 74 points in the opening trade on Friday on fresh capital inflows from foreign funds amid a firming Asian market.

The 30-share index was up by 74.05 points, or 0.45 per cent at 16,328.25 points, in the opening trade. The Sensex had closed almost flat in yesterday's choppy trade. The wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty moved up by 22.80 points to 4,882.55 points.