Hong Kong stocks close 0.74 pct higher

HONG KONG, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 231.43 points, or 0.74 percent, to 31,498.598 points on Monday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 31,273.949 and 31,567.459. Turnover totaled 123.7 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 15.81 billion U.S. dollars).