ASX:COL 17 May 2026 - 28 June 2026

Coles Group Ltd was trading just under its fiscal-year peak before the ASX cash-market opened Thursday, as fresh food-price numbers put pressure on the grocer heading into the end of Q4. The company faces a choice: raise prices for shoppers or absorb more meat and dairy costs itself. The ASX was still in pre-open, with normal trading expected from about 10 a.m. Sydney time. Coles dropped 0.4% to A$23.77 on Wednesday. The S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.24% to 8,808.4. Shares in Coles are up 13.8% in FY26 but remain 2.1% under the recent high of A$24.28.

Coles Group shares enter Monday’s pre-open after a defensive late-week rebound. The stock finished Friday at A$23.66, near the top of its A$23.25–A$23.70 range, with normal ASX trading due to begin just before 10 a.m. Sydney time. The gain was not driven by a fresh earnings release. Consumer staples rose 1.27% on Friday and rival Woolworths added 0.52%, suggesting investors shifted toward defensive shares — companies whose demand tends to hold up when economic growth slows.

Coles Group Ltd shares outperformed a weaker Australian market on Thursday as investors bought consumer staples while technology, mining and energy stocks fell. The supermarket operator gained 1.1% to A$23.37, while the benchmark index ended its four-session winning run. The gap matters more than the absolute move. Coles released no fresh trading update during the session, with its investor materials still centred on May’s third-quarter sales report, suggesting the gain was driven mainly by a shift towards steadier earnings rather than new company information.

Coles Group Ltd. shares ended lower on Wednesday, lagging a broader Australian rally, as investors marked down the major supermarket operator before the ASX’s Thursday session. The stock closed at A$23.12, down 31 cents, after trading between A$22.92 and A$23.29 on volume of 3.7 million shares. The Australian Securities Exchange was still closed at the dateline. Its normal cash-market session runs from just before 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sydney time, making Thursday’s open the next test of whether Coles’ weakness was a one-day fade or a broader food-retail move.

Coles Group Ltd starts Wednesday on the ASX a touch under water after closing at A$23.43 Tuesday, off 0.3%. The market isn’t open for almost an hour. Regular ASX trade kicks off just before 10 a.m. Sydney and goes through until 4 p.m., with continuous matching throughout the session. The move was modest. Even so, it comes as investors take another look at defensive stocks — shares of companies viewed as less tied to changes in discretionary spending — with Australian households staring down another round of high borrowing costs.

Coles Group Ltd. closed down 2.1% at A$23.51 on Monday, losing A$0.50. Coles shares moved between A$23.21 and A$23.96 during the session, company data showed. The stock trailed the ASX 200, which added 110 points, or 1.3%, to end at 8,914 as traders reacted to talk of a U.S.-Iran peace deal and weaker oil prices. Coles has a reputation as a defensive option in consumer staples, a supermarket stock with steady returns and reliable demand. But on Monday, the market turned to cyclicals like materials and banks, putting Coles among the worst performers in Investing.com’s consumer-staples sector. Woolworths also fell. Investors pick these stocks when they expect better profits, higher dividends, or improved value. The stocks can fall if the

Coles Group Ltd shares ended Friday little changed after a sharp rally earlier this week. The supermarket operator’s investor page had ASX:COL at A$24.01 at 4:00pm AEST, down A$0.09, or 0.4%. The stock is still up more than 10% from its close seven days ago, according to market data, and sits just under Google Finance’s 52-week high of A$24.28. Coles is starting to trade less like a traditional grocer and more like a defensive play. Consumer staples stocks led the ASX rebound on Wednesday, with the sector's sub-index jumping 3.9%. Coles gained roughly 5%, Reuters reported, as published by Business Recorder. Investors appear ready to pay up for steady earnings while the wider market stays volatile.

Coles Group Ltd. rallied on Wednesday, with shares up 5.0% to A$23.73 by the close. Coles opened at A$22.72, slipped to A$22.69 at session lows, but buyers kept pushing until the end. Volume was just above 5.0 million shares. Investors rotated into supermarket names like Coles as global risk appetite looked shaky. The stock ended at the top tick. ASX 200 rebounds, closes 0.6% higher; consumer stocks lead The ASX 200 ended up 0.6% at 8,653 points, but the benchmark stayed 1.5% lower over five days, ABC’s market wrap showed. Marc Jocum, senior product and investment strategist at Global X ETFs, told ABC local consumer stocks were the “standout performers” as Coles and Woolworths rose. Investors, he said, were looking

Coles Group shares are set to open Tuesday’s ASX session close to a one-month high. The supermarket operator last traded higher ahead of Australia’s long weekend, bucking losses across the broader market. Coles shares ended Friday at A$22.21, up A$0.41, or 1.9%, with 3.48 million shares trading hands, the company’s investor page showed. With the ASX shut on Monday for the King’s Birthday holiday, Friday’s settlement is the most recent official price.

Coles Group finished Friday at A$22.21, up 1.9%, ahead of the King’s Birthday holiday. The ASX cash market is closed Monday for the public holiday, so no settlement will occur until trading starts again. Grocery stocks face pressure from both steady demand and squeezed household budgets. Australia’s GDP rose just 0.3% in the March quarter, signaling weak growth in the economy. Moody’s Analytics’ Sunny Nguyen told Reuters “the headline was soft.” Stephen Smith, a partner at Deloitte Access Economics, said the “quality of growth has deteriorated.”