Hong Kong stocks close 0.11 pct higher

Hong Kong stocks rose 25.22 points, or 0.11 percent, to close the half-day trading at 22,531.51 on Monday due to Christmas holiday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 22,494.71 and 22,577.56. Turnover totaled 22.23 billion HK dollars (about 2.87 billion U.S. dollars). (1 U.S. dollar = 7.750 HK dollars)