HONG KONG, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 132.65 points, or 0.54 percent, to 24,918.78 points on Friday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 24,683.25 and 24,970.59. Turnover totaled 111.65 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 14.41 billion U.S. dollars).