Hong Kong stocks close 0.24 pct higher

HONG KONG, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 69.46 points, or 0.24 percent, to 28,459.03 points on Thursday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 28,343.32 and 28,528.71. Turnover totaled 90.61 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 11.62 billion U.S. dollars).