** U.S.-listed shares of e-commerce platform Shopify SHOP.O up 2.1% at $152.25 premarket
** SHOP says merchants achieved record $14.6 bln in sales over Black Friday-Cyber Monday weekend, up 27% from last year
** SHOP says more than 81 mln customers worldwide bought from Shopify-powered brands
** Shopping peaked when sales reached $5.1 million per minute at 12:01 PM EST on Black Friday, SHOP says
** SHOP says more than 94,900 merchants had their highest-selling day ever on Shopify
** Up to last close, SHOP had gained ~40% YTD
(Reporting by Arnav Mishra in Bengaluru)
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