<div>UPDATE 2-Japan's SMFG reports drop in H1 profit as retail banking business stagnates</div> <!-- no image --> <div>* Keeps full-year net profit forecast at Y700 bln (Adds retail and market division's performance, CEO comment)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=UwRwsG1m2jw:lrYKmX7AdZ8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=UwRwsG1m2jw:lrYKmX7AdZ8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=UwRwsG1m2jw:lrYKmX7AdZ8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=UwRwsG1m2jw:lrYKmX7AdZ8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=UwRwsG1m2jw:lrYKmX7AdZ8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/UKBankingFinancial/~4/UwRwsG1m2jw" height="1" width="1" alt=""></div> Posted by Reuters