Hong Kong stocks close 0.59 pct higher

HONG KONG, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 164.55 points, or 0.59 percent, to 27,854.91 points on Tuesday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 27,626.19 and 27,867.56. Turnover totaled 97.18 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 12.43 billion U.S. dollars).