Hong Kong stocks close 1.42 pct lower Monday

Hong Kong stocks fell 331.41 points, or 1.42 percent, to close at 22,989.81 on Monday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 22,958.87 and 23,245.58. Turnover totaled 59.24 billion HK dollars (about 7.63 billion U.S. dollars). (1 U.S. dollar = 7.761 HK dollars)