Hong Kong stocks close 0.99 pct higher Tuesday

Hong Kong stocks rose 219.24 points, or 0.99 percent, to close at 22,394.58 points on Tuesday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 22,290.83 and 22, 456.80. Turnover totaled 56.94 billion HK dollars (about 5.69 billion U.S. dollars).