Hong Kong stocks close 0.97 pct higher

Hong Kong, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 274.88 points, or 0.97 percent, to 28,503.3 points on Monday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 28,240.78 and 28,512.27. Turnover totaled 102.79 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 13.09 billion U.S. dollars).