Hong Kong stocks close 0.79 pct higher

HONG KONG, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 239.480 points, or 0.790 percent, to 30,548.771 points on Monday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 29,995.162 and 30,548.771. Turnover totaled 141.00 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 17.97 billion U.S. dollars).