Hong Kong stocks close 0.27 pct lower Monday

Hong Kong stocks fell 57.59 points, or 0.27 percent, to close at 21,579.26 points on Monday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 21,524.81 and 21, 687.84. Turnover totaled 60.42 billion HK dollars (about 7.79 billion U.S. dollars).