** Shares of online Chinese grocery firm DADA.O up 2% at
$42.50 in premarket trading - set for a second straight session
of gain
** DADA's local on-demand delivery and retail platform, JD
Daojia, announces new partnerships with more than 20 regional
supermarket chains in China urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nPnMrkF0a
** Co says it will continue to expand its business into
lower-tier cities and establish partnerships with more of
China's top supermarkets and regional leaders
** Up to Thursday's close, stock had risen ~160% since its
June IPO urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2DI3DN
(Reporting by Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru)
((tiyashi.datta@thomsonreuters.com))