HONG KONG, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks closed up on Wednesday, extending a five-month high ahead of a market holiday helped by retailers and local property developers.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index <.HSI> rose 0.21 percent to 22,047.71, with trading activity slowing in the afternoon session. The China Enterprises Index <.HSCE> ended flat at 12,196.
Mainland China's markets are closed on Sept. 22-24, Oct. 1
and Oct. 4-7.