Hong Kong stocks close 0.46 pct lower

HONG KONG, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed down 131.45 points, or 0.46 percent, to 28,326.59 points on Monday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 28,282.01 and 28,488.35. Turnover totaled 97.75 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 12.53 billion U.S. dollars).