Hong Kong stocks close 0.28 pct higher Wednesday

Hong Kong stocks rose 59.49 points, or 0.28 percent, to close at 2,1371.87 points on Wednesday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 21,460.96 and 21,253.59. Turnover totaled 48.46 billion HK dollars (about 6.24 billion U.S. dollars). (1 U.S. dollar = 7.76 HK dollars)