** Shares of ginger beer maker REED.O rise 3% to $0.78
premarket; set to gain for six of the eight sessions this year
** Says its preliminary Q4 net sales rose 44% to $10.3 mln,
helped by higher demand for its natural beverages urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nGNX9FPSFt
** REED sees 2020 sales rising by 22% to $41.3 mln, above
top end of its prior outlook of $40.1 mln to $40.3 mln
** REED said in November it expects 2021 sales in range of
$45.8 mln to $46.6 mln urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nGNX6g8D1t
** Up to Tuesday's close, stock had risen 29% this year
(Reporting by Ankit Ajmera in Bengaluru)
((Ankit.Ajmera@thomsonreuters.com))