Hong Kong stocks close 0.58 pct higher

HONG KONG, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 167.07 points, or 0.58 percent, to 29,018.76 points on Thursday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 28,877.76 and 29,095.49. Turnover totaled 113.90 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 14.59 billion U.S. dollars).