Hong Kong stocks close 0.57 pct higher

HONG KONG, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 175.53 points, or 0.57 percent, to 30,736.48 points on Thursday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 30,560.43 and 30,796.93. Turnover totaled 131.80 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 16.86 billion U.S. dollars).