Hong Kong stocks close 0.23 pct higher

HONG KONG, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 64.74 points, or 0.23 percent, to 28,619.62 points on Tuesday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 28,489.41 and 28,634.65. Turnover totaled 65.58 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 8.39 billion U.S. dollars).