Hong Kong stocks close 0.34 pct higher

HONG KONG, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 105.76 points, or 0.34 percent, to 31,047.91 points on Friday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 30,904.68 and 31,148.06. Turnover totaled 93.56 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 11.92 billion U.S. dollars).