Hong Kong stocks close 0.72 pct higher

HONG KONG, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 188.47 points, or 0.72 percent, to 26,372.0 points on Monday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 26,146.39 and 26,397.39. Turnover totaled 80.31 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 10.26 billion U.S. dollars).