HONG KONG, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 7.29 points, or 0.03 percent to 24,327.7 points on Thursday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 24,271.26 and 24,466.73. Turnover totaled 91.85 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 11.83 billion U.S. dollars).