Hong Kong stocks close 0.59 pct lower Tuesday

Hong Kong stocks fell 130.55 points, or 0.59 percent, to close at 21,874.77 points on Tuesday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 21,987.51 and 21,770.75. Turnover totaled 47.97 billion HK dollars (about 6.18 billion U.S. dollars).