Hong Kong stocks close 0.50 pct higher

HONG KONG, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 143.00 points, or 0.50 percent, to 28,959.3 points on Monday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 28,763.46 and 29,009.98. Turnover totaled 168.75 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 21.50 billion U.S. dollars).