HONG KONG, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) - Hong Kong stocks closed up 238.76 points, or 0.94 percent, to 25,734.22 points on Friday.

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The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 25,314.27 and 25,798.11. Turnover totaled 91.50 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 11.67 billion US dollars).