** Shares in e-scooter company NIU.O up 5.7% at $10.41 in
premarket trading
** NIU sold 163,659 units in Q1, representing 9.4% y-o-y
growth urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nGNX7WxKGL
** Says number of units sold in international markets jumped
193.7% y-o-y, driven by continued demand for kick-scooters since
its launch in H2 2021
** The growth of units sold in China market varied month to
month in Q1, mainly due to recent COVID outbreak starting from
mid-February - NIU
** As of last close, stock fell ~39% this year
(Reporting by Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru)
((tiyashi.datta@thomsonreuters.com))