Hong Kong stocks close 0.53 pct higher

HONG KONG, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 158.38 points, or 0.53 percent, to 29,866.32 points on Friday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 29,696.59 and 29,918.92. Turnover totaled 104.60 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 13.40 billion U.S. dollars).