Hong Kong stocks close 0.83 pct lower

HONG KONG, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed down 252.840 points, or 0.83 percent, to 30,062.748 points on Tuesday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 30,012.701 and 30,477.789. Turnover totaled 117.10 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 14.92 billion U.S. dollars).