Hong Kong stocks close 2.19 pct lower

HONG KONG, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed down 661.41 points, or 2.19 percent, to 29,518.69 points on Wednesday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 29,518.69 and 30,329.08. Turnover totaled 109.03 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 13.89 billion U.S. dollars).