HONG KONG, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 168.97 points, or 0.55 percent, to 30,897.71 points on Wednesday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 30,723.07 and 31,021.12. Turnover totaled 132.98 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 16.93 billion U.S. dollars).