India, Nov. 4 -- Sensex and Nifty were in green in opening trade on Wednesday, extending the gains of previous four consecutive sessions as investors keenly watched the outcome of the US midterm elections.

At 9:22 am on Wednesday, Sensex was trading at 77,237.91, over 320 points or 0.42 per cent up.

The election outcome could influence the trajectory of the conflicts in the Middle East, global energy prices, the expansion of AI data centres and the US fiscal outlook.

These developments are closely tracked by investors in India, as elevated energy prices and the domestic market's relatively limited exposure to AI-linked stocks have weighed on equities this year.

The Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex have gained around five per cent over the past...