Hong Kong stocks close 0.240 pct higher

HONG KONG, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 70.850 points, or 0.240 percent, to 30,093.379 points on Thursday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 29,819.629 and 30,252.951. Turnover totaled 137.20 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 17.48 billion U.S. dollars).