Hong Kong stocks close 2.22 pct lower

Hong Kong stocks fell 449.33 points, or 2.22 percent, to close at 19,813.98 points on Monday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 20,101.26 and 19,756.61. Turnover totaled 77.41 billion HK dollars (about 9.98 billion U.S. dollars). (1 U.S. dollar = 7.76 HK dollars)