Hong Kong stocks close 0.33 pct higher

HONG KONG, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 81.00 points, or 0.33 percent, to 24,696.13 points on Tuesday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 24,577.33 and 24,773.80. Turnover totaled 69.66 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 8.95 billion U.S. dollars).