Hong Kong stocks close 0.17 pct higher Thursday

Hong Kong stocks rose 38.44 points, or 0.17 percent, to close at 23,082.68 on Thursday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 22,955.90 and 23, 163.00. Turnover totaled 60.80 billion HK dollars (about 7.84 billion U.S. dollars). (1 U.S. dollar = 7.761 HK dollars)