The BSE Sensex recovered over 174 points in opening trade on fresh buying by investors after Hindustan Lever reported better-than-expected earnings on Wednesday.
The 30-share index, which had retreated from record by plunging 363.79 points in the previous session, rebounded 174.18 points or 0.54 percent to 31,885.17 with stocks of FMCG, healthcare, bank, IT, PSU and oil& gas rising by up to 1.13 percent.