<div>Japan's SMFG says first-quarter net profit fell 5% as retail business struggles</div> <!-- no image --> <div>Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc (SMFG) on Tuesday reported a 5% decline in first-quarter net profit, saying its retail business was hit by adverse market conditions.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=06TXEBygkwM:X8yjiofasxQ: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=06TXEBygkwM:X8yjiofasxQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=06TXEBygkwM:X8yjiofasxQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=06TXEBygkwM:X8yjiofasxQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=06TXEBygkwM:X8yjiofasxQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/UKBankingFinancial/~4/06TXEBygkwM" height="1" width="1" alt=""></div> Posted by Reuters