Hong Kong stocks close flat Tuesday

Hong Kong stocks closed almost flat, with the index edging down 0.02 points at 21,225.88 on Tuesday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 20,995.39 and 21, 240.01. Turnover totaled 59.00 billion HK dollars (7.6 billion U.S. dollars). (1 U.S. dollar = 7.761 HK dollars)