Hong Kong stocks close 0.15 pct higher

Hong Kong, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 43.94 points, or 0.15 percent, to 28,851.39 points on Thursday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 28,696.31 and 28,932.47. Turnover totaled 96.05 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 12.24 billion U.S. dollars).