Article: 1st LD: Hong Kong stocks close 1.96 pct higher

1st LD: Hong Kong stocks close 1.96 pct higher

HONG KONG, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks rose 288.56 points, or 1.96 percent, to close at 15,046.95 on Monday.

Turnover fell to 42.6 billion HK dollars (5.5 billion U.S. dollars) from Friday's 58.77 billion HK dollars (7.59 billion U.S. dollars).

The benchmark Hang Seng Index rose after China said it will increase its money supply next year to stimulate spending and on speculation the U.S. will ...

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