Hong Kong stocks close 1.110 pct higher

HONG KONG, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 341.690 points, or 1.110 percent, to 30,996.211 points on Friday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 30,840.801 and 30,996.211. Turnover totaled 999.80 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 127.54 billion U.S. dollars).