Hong Kong stocks close 0.72 pct higher

HONG KONG, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 210.95 points, or 0.72 percent, to 29,578.01 points on Friday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 29,413.86 and 29,578.01. Turnover totaled 71.83 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 9.19 billion U.S. dollars).