HONG KONG, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) - Hong Kong stocks closed up 177.05 points, or 0.64 percent, to 27,649.86 points on Tuesday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 27,150.38 and 27,690.21. Turnover totaled 215.03 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 27.75 billion US dollars).