Hong Kong stocks close 0.68% higher

2008-03-26 02:22:29 Xinhua English

HONG KONG, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks went up 152.49 points, or 0.68 percent, to close at 22,617.01 on Wednesday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index opened at 22,581.75 and fluctuated between 22,428.43 and 22,811.35 during the session.

Turnover was at 89.91 billion HK dollars (11.56 billion U.S. dollars).