HONG KONG, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks rose 272.66 points or 1.47 percent to close at 18,865.72 points on Monday.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 18,302.84 and 18,884.26. Turnover totaled 47.52 billion HK dollars (about 6.12 billion U.S. dollars). (1 U.S. dollar = 7.765 HK dollars)