HONG KONG, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 84.89 points, or 0.28 percent, to 30,899.53 points on Monday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 30,732.54 and 30,929.15. Turnover totaled 133.80 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 17.11 billion U.S. dollars).