Hong Kong stocks close 0.54 pct lower

HONG KONG, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed down 146.47 points, or 0.54 percent, to 26,755.63 points on Thursday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 26,703.31 and 27,012.19. Turnover totaled 97.40 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 12.42 billion U.S. dollars).