Hong Kong stocks close 0.63 pct higher

HONG KONG, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 159.21 points, or 0.63 percent, to 25,500.06 points on Monday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 25,331.95 and 25,622.75. Turnover totaled 80.19 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 10.26 billion U.S. dollars).