Hong Kong stocks close 2.45 pct lower

HONG KONG, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed down 761.760 points, or 2.45 percent, to 30,309.29 points on Friday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 29,930.23 and 30,320.31. Turnover totaled 283.40 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 36.11 billion U.S. dollars).