UPDATE 2-UK's Sainsbury's follows Tesco in lifting profit outlook

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* First half profit up 3.6% * Q2 like-for-like sales, excluding fuel, up 1.2% * Raises lower end of full-year profit outlook * Expects market 'to remain very competitive' (Adds quote paragraph 9,

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