** Shares in e-scooter company NIU.O up 3.8% at $38.04
** NIU sold 149,649 e-scooters in Q1, representing a 272.6%
year-over-year growth, driven by sales in China urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nGNX9Y30qk
** Says number of e-scooters sold in China market reached
144,654, a 321.5% jump
** The growth in China market was mainly driven by retail
network expansion, and branding and marketing activities - NIU
** Shares up ~34% YTD, including Tuesday's early gains
(Reporting by Arundhati Sarkar in Bengaluru)
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