** Shares of Coles Group COL.AX fall as much as 7.9% to A$20.44, hitting their lowest level since January 29
** Stock set for weakest intraday trading session since March 31, 2020
** Stock top loser on benchmark ASX 200 index .AXJO
** Australia's second-largest grocer flags a soft start to H2 FY2026
** Co reports 11% decline in HY post-tax profit attributable to A$511 mln ($362.71 mln), missing Visible Alpha consensus of A$674.5 mln
** Announces interim dividend of 41 Australian cents a share
** Including session's moves, stock down 5% YTD
($1 = 1.4088 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Shivangi Lahiri in Bengaluru)
((shivangi.lahiri@thomsonreuters.com))
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