HONG KONG -- Hong Kong stocks rose 3.26 percent, or 622.16 points, to close at 19,688.70 on Thursday, tracking gains on peripheral markets.

China Enterprises Index ended up 5.13 percent. Mainland financial shares surged, with ICBC and Ping An up over 7 percent. Heavyweight HSBC went up over 2 percent. The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 19,693.19 and 19, 046.47. Turnover totaled HK$93.92 billion ($12.09 billion).