** Shares of LexinFintech Holdings LX.O down 6.4 pct to
$17.06 premarket after first ever profit miss since its December
U.S. market debut
** Stock among top pct losers across U.S. exchanges in
premarket
** Chinese online lender posts Q1 profit below expectations
hurt by higher operating expenses urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nPn2BXqCja
** Up to Friday's close, LX's shares have more than doubled
from its IPO price of $9/shr
(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru)
((RM: Shreyashi.Sanyal.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))