Hong Kong stocks close 0.31 pct higher Tuesday

Hong Kong stocks rose 68.19 points, or 0.31 percent, to close at 22,367.82 on Tuesday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 22,449.46 and 22,203.93. Turnover totaled 60.16 billion HK dollars (about 7.75 billion U.S. dollars). (1 U.S. dollar = 7.76 HK dollars)