Hong Kong stocks close 1.99 pct higher

HONG KONG, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 596.16 points, or 1.99 percent, to 30,515.31 points on Tuesday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 30,028.29 and 30,515.31. Turnover totaled 126.80 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 16.22 billion U.S. dollars).