HONG KONG, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 338.28 points, or 1.10 percent, to 31,084.94 points on Wednesday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 30,503.46 and 31,168.3. Turnover totaled 207.99 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 26.84 billion U.S. dollars).