BRIEF-Kesko Q2 roughly in line, sees no upside

HELSINKI, July 22 | Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:41am EDT

HELSINKI, July 22 (Reuters) - Finland's top retailer Kesko (KESBV.HE) said on Tuesday:

* Q2 sales 2.55 bln euros vs 2.56 bln avg in Reuters Poll

* Q2 EBIT 85 mln euros vs 86 mln euros in Reuters poll.

* Sees underlying op. profit for next 12 months down from previous 12 months

* Slowing economy, investments hurt profits

* Sees food unit underlying EBIT in next 12 months flat y/y

* Sees hardware unit underlying EBIT in next 12 months down y/y

(Reporting by Agnieszka Flak)

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