Hong Kong stocks close 2.43 pct higher

Hong Kong stocks rose 482.83 points, or 2.43 percent, to close at 20,338.55 points on Wednesday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 19,913.98 and 20,354.18. Turnover totaled 78.84 billion HK dollars (about 10.16 billion U.S. dollars). (1 U.S. dollar = 7.761 HK dollars)