Hong Kong stocks close 0.11 pct higher

HONG KONG, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 36.17 points, or 0.11 percent, to 31,549.93 points on Tuesday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 31,183.39 and 31,576.05. Turnover totaled 123.40 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 15.73 billion U.S. dollars).