Hong Kong stocks close 0.38 pct higher

HONG KONG, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 94.41 points, or 0.38 percent, to 24,812.04 points on Monday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 24,594.74 and 24,955.79. Turnover totaled 94.66 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 12.07 billion U.S. dollars).