Hong Kong stocks close 0.76 pct higher

HONG KONG, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 216.37 points, or 0.76 percent, to 28,692.8 points on Monday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 28,620.38 and 28,792.06. Turnover totaled 103.28 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 13.24 billion U.S. dollars).