Hong Kong stocks close 0.54 pct lower

HONG KONG, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed down 163.93 points, or 0.54 percent, to 30,254.4 points on Monday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 30,184.451 and 30,481.859. Turnover totaled 88.2 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 11.246 billion U.S. dollars).