Hong Kong stocks close 0.21 pct higher

HONG KONG, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 54.36 points, or 0.21 percent, to 26,524.94 points on Tuesday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 26,381.14 and 26,540.17. Turnover totaled 82.82 billion Hong Kong dollars (10.61 billion U.S. dollars).