** Shares of Chinese home appliances maker Viomi Technology
VIOT.O rise 2.5% to $8.36 premarket, highest since mid-April
** Co's Q1 net income per share doubles to 0.88 yuan, while
rev. surges 64% to 1.26 bln yuan ($197.61 mln) urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nGNX3r8JqQ
** Co cites higher sales, as well as a lower base for
comparison due to the COVID-19 pandemic last year, for strong
results
** Stock up 58.4% YTD, as of last close
($1 = 6.3763 Chinese yuan renminbi)
(Reporting by Ambar Warrick in Bengaluru)
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