HONG KONG, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 272.99 points, or 0.91 percent, to 30,280.67 points on Friday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 30,019.12 and 30,336.00. Turnover totaled 97.48 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 12.42 billion U.S. dollars).