HONG KONG, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed down 191.92 points, or 0.72 percent, to 26,306.68 points on Monday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 26,274.65 and 26,498.65. Turnover totaled 143.88 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 18.57 billion U.S. dollars).