Hong Kong stocks closed up 1012. 91 points, or 5.63 percent, at 19,002.26 on Thursday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 19,050.56 and 18, 868.32. Turnover totaled 97.15 billion HK dollars (about 12.50 billion U.S. dollars). (1 U.S. dollar = 7.775 HK dollars)