Australia's Coles falls on trading ex-dividend

Coles

03/09/2026 01:45

** Shares of Coles COL.AX drop as much as 2.3% to A$23.34, their biggest intraday pct drop since July 13
** Shares of Australia's no.2 grocer trade ex-dividend, co distributes final dividend of 37 Australian cents per share
** Shares hit lowest level since Aug 28
** Coles weighing on Australian consumer staples sub-index .AXSJ, which is down 0.8%
** YTD, COL shares up 9.3%
     

(Reporting by Nichiket Sunil in Bengaluru)
((Nichiket.Sunil@thomsonreuters.com))