Hong Kong stocks close 0.31 pct higher Thursday

Hong Kong stocks rose 67.04 points, or 0.31 percent, to close at 21,655.88 points on Thursday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 21,785.69 and 21,629.50. Turnover totaled 42.73 billion HK dollars (about 5.51 billion U.S. dollars).