Hong Kong stocks close 0.99% higher -- Jan 11

HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks went up 233.08 points, or 0.99 percent to close at 23,760.34 on Tuesday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 23,512.22 and 23, 855.83. Turnover totaled HK$71.71 billion ($9.22 billion).

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President Hu Jintao is on a state visit to the US from Jan 18 to 21.

The discovery of the fossile of a female pterosaur nicknamed as Mrs T and her un-laid egg are shedding new light on ancient mysteries.

China's GDP growth jumped 10.3 percent year-on-year in 2010, boosted by a faster-than-expected 9.8 percent expansion in the fourth quarter.