** Shares of China's Country Garden 2007.HK jumped as much as 30% to HK$0.63, highest since March 4, 2024
** Stock pares gains to trade up 19.6%, still set for biggest one-day pct rise since Nov 2023
** Stock resumed trade on Tuesday after a nine month-plus trading suspension to give embattled property developer time to prepare delayed financial statements for 2023 and 2024
** On Monday, Country Garden's lawyer told a HK court the company expects to reach terms with creditors next month regarding the restructuring of $16.4 bln in offshore debt
** Hang Seng Mainland Properties Index .HSMPI surges 2.3% and Hang Seng Index .HSI rises 1.1%
(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))