India, Nov. 3 -- Sensex and Nifty opened higher on Tuesday, extending their gains to a fourth consecutive session, as strong corporate earnings, easing crude oil prices and early signs of foreign investor inflows lifted sentiment.

Rising for the third straight session on Monday, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 1,233.25 points, or 1.66 per cent, to settle at the day's high of 75,692.78, a level not seen since September 7. Nifty, meanwhile, ended above 23,400 on Monday after sharp gains in Reliance Industries following its earnings and cooling crude oil prices.

Brent crude traded flat at around $105 a barrel after falling seven per cent in the previous session, as talks between Iran and Qatari mediators raised hopes of an end to the US-Isr...