Hong Kong shares jumped 221.60 points, or 1.6 percent to close higher at 14,214.04 Monday with thicker trading volume.

On Friday, the index had slipped 32.19 points, or 0.22 percent.

All of the four major sub-indices gained grounds, with Finance,Utilities Properties, Commerce & Industry moving up 1.4 percent, 0.5 percent, 1.67 percent and 1.93 percent respectively.

Turnover rose to 22.58 billion HK dollars (2.89 billion US dollars), up from Friday's 19.66 HK dollars.

In the banking sector, HSBC Holdings PLC rose 2.00 HK dollars to 132.00 HK dollars, and Hang Seng Bank rose 1.00 HK dollar to 108.50 HK dollars.

Among real estate stocks, Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd. rose 1.25HK dollar to 74.75 HK dollars, and Sun Hung Kai Properties rose 75cents to 77.50 HK dollars.

Elsewhere, China Mobile (Hong Kong) Ltd. rose 60 cents to 26.95HK dollars, and China Unicom Ltd. rose 15 cents to 6.20 HK dollars.

Source: Xinhua