Hong Kong stocks close 0.89 pct higher

HONG KONG, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 273.08 points, or 0.89 percent, to 30,809.22 points on Thursday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 30,712.93 and 30,851.3. Turnover totaled 93.17 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 11.87 billion U.S. dollars).