Hong Kong stocks close 1.78 pct higher

Hong Kong stocks rose 383.72 points, or 1.78 percent, to close at 21,962.98 points on Tuesday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 21,623.79 and 22, 025.58. Turnover totaled 66.69 billion HK dollars (about 8.57 billion U.S. dollars).