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Didier Deschamps' side bounced back from Friday's defeat by Italy, seeing off a resilient Belgium side 2-0 in Lyon. While the Red Devils found some early joy against a much-changed France line-up, Les Bleus grew into the encounter and looked the more dangerous; they were rewarded midway through the first half.

Koen Casteels, at full stretch, did well to get a palm on Ousmane Dembele's effort from inside the box but Randal Kolo Muani was on hand to smash in the rebound.

France were more imposing and controlled in the second half, and Dembele's exquisitely driven finish sealed the points to take them level with Belgium in Group A2.

On the other hand, Italy overcame Israel 2-1 in Budapest to make it two wins from two.

Israel started well and went close through Manor Solomon's curled effort, but it was Davide Frattesi who struck first when he instinctively chested Federico Dimarco's cross into the bottom corner.

A similarly strong opening to the second period from Ran Ben Shimon's outfit was ultimately in vain, as Moise Kean rammed in Italy's second from close range after Yoav Gerafi had denied Giacomo Raspadori. Mohammad Abu Fani's well-hit late volley gave Israel hope, but they were unable to complete the comeback.

Elsewhere, Benjamin Sesko and Kerem Akturkoglu registered fine hat-tricks as Slovenia and Turkiye recorded their first wins of the campaign.

Riding on Sesko's hat-trick, Slovenia registered a 3-0 win over Kazakhstan in Group G while Turkiye moved past Iceland 3-1 in group H.

Menwhile, Erling Haaland’s 80th-minute strike saw Norway beat Austria 2-1 to pick up their first Nations League win of the new season. Haaland also took his tally to 32 goals in 35 appearances for Norway.

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The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said that laboratory testing has confirmed the presence of the Mpox virus of the West African ‘clade 2’ in the patient.

This case is an isolated case, similar to the earlier 30 cases reported in India from July 2022 onwards, and is not a part of the current public health emergency (reported by WHO) which is regarding clade 1 of mpox, the ministry clarified.

"The individual, a young male who recently travelled from a country experiencing ongoing Mpox transmission, is currently isolated at a designated tertiary care isolation facility. The patient remains clinically stable and is without any systemic illness or comorbidities," it clarified.

The case aligns with earlier risk assessments and continues to be managed according to established protocols. Public health measures, including contact tracing and monitoring, are actively in place to ensure the situation is contained.

"There is no indication of any widespread risk to the public at this time," said the government.

Health experts have advised not to panic as the monkeypox virus has minimal pandemic potential.

"There is no need to panic. While fatality remains high, transmission is possible only among close contacts," Dr. Harshal R. Salve, Additional professor, Centre for Community Medicine at AIIMS, New Delhi, told IANS.

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At 9:45 a.m., Sensex was up 43 points or 0.05 per cent at 81,605 and Nifty was up 13 points or 0.05 per cent at 24,950.

In early trade, buying was seen in the midcap and smallcap stocks. Nifty midcap was up 613 points or 1.05 per cent at 58,960 and Nifty smallcap was up 167 points or 0.88 per cent at 19,259.

Bajaj Finserv, M&M, Bajaj Finance, Kotak Mahindra Bank, IndusInd Bank, HDFC Bank and TCS were top losers in the Sensex.

According to the market experts, "There are some significant recent trends in the market: One, there is weakness in the mid and small caps segments; two, the banking segment which has been a consistent underperformer is exhibiting resilience and is moving up; three, defensives like pharmaceuticals and FMCG are slowly gaining and there are signs of accumulation in these segments. The message from these trends is that there is an increasing preference for quality in the market now."

"The buy on dips strategy continues to work in this market and, therefore, investors may stay with the dominant trends in the market," they added.

Almost all National Stock Exchange (NSE) indices were trading in the green. IT, PSU Bank, pharma, realty, media, energy and infra were major gainers.

In Asian markets, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Jakarta and Seoul are in the green. Bangkok and Shanghai are in the red. US markets closed in the green on Monday.

Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) turned net buyers on September 9, purchasing equities worth Rs 1,176 crore, while domestic institutional investors bought equities worth Rs 1,757 crore on the same day.

--IANS

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