Hong Kong stocks close 0.97 pct higher

HONG KONG, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 301.49 points, or 0.97 percent, to 31,267.17 points on Friday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 31,149.318 and 31,386.811. Turnover totaled 103.30 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 13.21 billion U.S. dollars).