Hong Kong stocks close 1.08 pct higher

HONG KONG, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 299.62 points, or 1.08 percent, to 27,942.47 points on Thursday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 27,773.98 and 28,010.9. Turnover totaled 113.15 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 14.41 billion U.S. dollars).