** Hong Kong-listed shares of CRRC Corp Ltd 1766.HK rise 4.4% to HK$6.12, their biggest intraday pct gain since August 21

** The company's Shanghai-listed stock 601766.SS rises 4.8% to 7.69 yuan, its highest level since September 16

** The Chinese rail transit equipment manufacturer said the company and its units have signed key sales and maintenance contracts valuing a total of 54.3 billion yuan ($7.62 billion) between July and September

** YTD, Hong Kong stock up 19.6%, while Shanghai-listed shares down 12.4%

($1 = 7.1260 Chinese yuan)

(Reporting by Donny Kwok)

((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))