Hong Kong stocks close 1.22 pct higher Monday

Hong Kong stocks rose 256.76 points, or 1.22 percent, to close at 21,225.90 on Monday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 21,007.28 and 21,272.75. Turnover totaled 56.27 billion HK dollars (about 7.25 billion U.S. dollars). (1 U.S. dollar = 7.761 HK dollars)