Hong Kong stocks close 0.28 pct lower

HONG KONG, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed down 75.27 points, or 0.28 percent, to 27,174.96 points on Tuesday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 27,174.96 and 27,438.42. Turnover totaled 94.30 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 12.06 billion U.S. dollars).