Hong Kong stocks higher

Hong Kong stocks went up 144.15 points, or 0.62 percent, to close on Friday at 23,319.17 points.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 23,397.77 and 23, 099.87. Turnover totaled 50.74 billion HK dollars (about 6.55 billion U.S.dollars).
The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index ended up 0.82 percent,to close at 10,516.98.
All four sub-indices ended higher with the Finance closed up 0. 56 percent, the Properties closed up 1.06 percent, the Commerce and Industry ended up 0.59 percent, the Utilities ended up 0.64 percent.
The Banking giant HSBC, which accounts for the largest weighting of the Hang Seng Index, ended up 0.25 percent to 81.35 HK dollars.
Bank of East Asia, one of the largest local banks in Hong Kong, ended up 0.47 percent to 32.35 HK dollars.
China Mobile, China's dominant mobile carrier, ended flat with 75.80 HK dollars, while another Chinese telecom giant China Unicom ended up 1.36 percent to 11.96 HK dollars.
Local bourse operator HKEX ended flat with 146.30 HK dollars.
For the local property stocks, Sun Hung Kai, HK's largest property developer by market value, ended up 0.75 percent to 107. 00 HK dollars; Cheung Kong properties, owned by billionaire Li Ka- shing, ended up 1.11 percent to 136.20 HK dollars.
As for mainland-based financial stocks, China Construction Bank, the country's second largest bank which accounts for the third largest weighting of the Hang Seng Index, ended up 1.21 percent to 5.87 HK dollars.
ICBC, the world's largest bank by market value, ended up 1.85 percent to 4.96 HK dollars. Bank of China ended up 0.54 percent to 3.76 HK dollars.
As for energy stocks, China's top refiner Sinopec ended up 1.78 percent to 7.44 HK dollars. PetroChina, the country's largest oil and gas producer, ended up 0.42 percent to 9.49 HK dollars. (1 U.S. dollar equals 7.75 HK dollar)