Hong Kong stocks close 0.28 pct lower

Hong Kong stocks closed down 61.97 points, or 0.28 percent, at 21,944.43 on Tuesday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 21,832.28 and 22,008.86. Turnover totaled 54.95 billion HK dollars (about 7.09 billion U.S. dollars). (1 U.S. dollar = 7.75 HK dollars)