Hong Kong stocks close 0.56 pct higher

HONG KONG, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 144.06 points, or 0.56 percent, to 25,852.1 points on Tuesday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 25,722.63 and 25,883.22. Turnover totaled 79.85 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 10.24 billion U.S. dollars).