HANG SENG INDEX UP 0.5% ON THE DAY. THE HANG SENG INDEX STOOD AT 23,988, UP 120 POINTS OR 0.5%, WITH NEARLY HK$14.3 BILLION TRADED ON THE MAIN BOARD. THE HANG SENG CHINA ENTERPRISES INDEX WAS AT 8,085, UP 55 POINTS OR 0.7%. THE HANG SENG TECH INDEX WAS AT 4,077, UP 31 POINTS OR 0.8%. (NW)