Hong Kong stocks close 0.27 pct lower

Hong Kong stocks fell 56.18 points, or 0.27 percent, to close at 20,601.93 on Tuesday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 20,568.12 and 20, 712.69. Turnover totaled 50.87 billion HK dollars (about 6.56 billion U.S. dollars). (1 U.S. dollar = 7.752 HK dollars)