Hong Kong stocks close 1.54 pct higher

HONG KONG, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 429.32 points, or 1.54 percent, to 28,248.88 points on Tuesday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 27,843.16 and 28,266.68. Turnover totaled 89 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 11.34 billion U.S. dollars).