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At closing, Sensex closed at 81,467, down 167 points, or 0.21 per cent, and Nifty closed at 24,981, down 31 points or 0.12 per cent.

The market sentiment was positive.

On the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), 2,706 shares closed in the green, 1,246 shares in the red, and 97 shares closed without any change.

At the day's end, the market cap of all companies listed on BSE was Rs 462 lakh crore, as against Rs 459 lakh crore on Tuesday.

In the Sensex pack, Tata Motors, Tech Mahindra, SBI, Maruti Suzuki, Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank, Bharti Airtel, HCL Tech, Wipro, Power Grid, Sun Pharma, ICICI Bank, Infosys, and TCS were the top gainers.

ITC, Nestle, HUL, Reliance, IndusInd Bank, L&T, HDFC Bank, NTPC, M&M, Tata Steel, Asian Paints, and JSW Steel were the top losers.

Buying was seen in the midcap and smallcap stocks.

The Nifty midcap 100 index closed at 59,102, up 566 points, or 0.97 per cent, and the Nifty smallcap 100 index closed at 18,864, up 246 points or 1.33 per cent.

Among the indices, auto, IT, PSU Bank, fin service, pharma, realty, and media contributed the most. FMCG, energy, private bank, and commodity fell the most.

LKP Securities' Senior Technical Analyst Rupak De said: "The Nifty opened higher but struggled to maintain gains, leading to a weaker close. On the hourly chart, the index closed just above the 20DMA, indicating that the very short-term trend remains positive and is likely to stay so as long as it holds above 24,940."

"However, a drop below 24,940 could trigger a correction down to 24,800/24,700. On the upside, 25,100 may act as resistance," he added.

--IANS

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The rice fortification initiative will continue as a central sector initiative with 100% funding by the Government of India as part of PMGKAY (Food Subsidy), thus providing a unified institutional mechanism for implementation.

Accordingly, in line with the Prime Minister's address on 75th Independence Day on the necessity of Nutritional Security in the country, the initiative "Supply of fortified rice throughout the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS), Other Welfare Schemes, Integrated Child Development Service (ICDS), PM POSHAN (Erstwhile MDM) in all States and Union Territories (UTs)" to address anaemia and micronutrients deficiency in the country was taken up.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) in April 2022, decided to implement the Rice fortification initiative throughout the country in a phased manner by March 2024.  All three phases have been successfully completed and the target of universal coverage to supply fortified rice in all schemes of the Government was achieved by March 2024.

According to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) conducted between 2019 and 2021, anaemia remains a widespread issue in India, affecting children, women, and men across various age groups and income levels. Besides iron deficiency, other vitamin and mineral deficiencies, such as Vitamin B12 and folic acid, also persist, impacting the overall health and productivity of the population.

Food fortification has been used globally as a safe and effective measure to address anaemia and micronutrient malnutrition in the vulnerable population. Rice is an ideal vehicle for supplying micronutrients in the Indian Context as 65% of India's population consumes rice as a staple food. Rice fortification involves the addition of Fortified Rice Kernels (FRK) enriched with micronutrients (Iron, Folic Acid, Vitamin B 12) as per standards prescribed by FSSAI to regular Rice (Custom Milled Rice).

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India cruised to a 49-run victory over Bangladesh in Gwalior, with Arshdeep and Varun Chakravarthy combining for six wickets and all-rounder Hardik Pandya the main architect with the bat courtesy of a quickfire 39 not out during the run chase.

Left-arm pacer Arshdeep rose eight places to equal eighth on the updated list for T20I bowlers, reaching a new career-high rating, with experienced England spinner Adil Rashid still holding on to the No.1 ranking after the completion of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in June and England's series with Australia at home last month.

On the other hand, Pandya’s 16-ball knock featuring five fours and two maximums helped the all-rounder climb four places to third overall on the latest rankings for T20I all-rounders and closing in on England's Liam Livingstone (first) and Nepal's Dipendra Singh Airee (second).

He moved seven places to 60th overall on the latest T20I rankings for batters led by Australian Travis Head.

There are also some changes in ODI Player Rankings, following the conclusion of the three-match series between South Africa and Ireland in Abu Dhabi.

The Proteas won the series 2-1, but it was a trio of Irish players that were the biggest movers on the rankings update this week following their 69-run triumph in the final match of the series, ICC reports.

Curtis Campher gained two places to improve to 62nd on the latest ODI rankings for batters after a solid innings of 34 in that contest, while Craig Young (up 12 places to 44th) and Graham Hume (up 23 spots to 47th) make ground on the updated list for ODI bowlers after they each claimed three wickets against South Africa.

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