Hong Kong stocks close 0.74 pct lower

Hong Kong stocks fell 165.19 points, or 0.74 percent, to close at 22,299.63 on Thursday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 22,132.33 and 22,390.35. Turnover totaled 73.57 billion HK dollars (about 9.48 billion U.S. dollars). (1 U.S. dollar = 7.761 HK dollars)