Hong Kong stocks close 0.21% higher

2008-03-27 01:32:08 Xinhua English

HONG KONG, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks went up 47.21 points, or 0.21 percent, to close at 22,664.22 on Thursday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index opened at 22,705.66 and fluctuated between 22,205.20 and 22,758.94 during the session.

Turnover was at 79.95 billion HK dollars (9.77 billion U.S. dollars).