Hong Kong stocks close 1.31 pct higher

HONG KONG, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 316.46 points, or 1.31 percent, to 24,455.94 points on Tuesday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 24,201.91 and 24,455.94. Turnover totaled 76.94 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 9.83 billion U.S. dollars). Enditem