Hong Kong stocks close 0.26 pct lower

HONG KONG, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed down 75.42 points, or 0.26 percent, to 28,518.64 points on Thursday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 28,492.2 and 28,643.58. Turnover totaled 95.23 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 12.21 billion U.S. dollars).