Hong Kong stocks close 0.16 pct lower Tuesday

Hong Kong stocks fell 33.78 points, or 0.16 percent, to close at 21,228.28 on Tuesday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 21,478.00 and 21,213.12. Turnover totaled 48.52 billion HK dollars (about 6.26 billion U.S. dollars), compared with Monday's 46.25 billion HK dollars. (1 U.S. dollar = 7.752 HK dollars)