HONG KONG, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) - Hong Kong stocks closed down 212.05 points, or 0.76 percent, to 27,565.7 points on Thursday.

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The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 27,495.89 and 27,754.04. Turnover totaled 79.98 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 10.21 billion US dollars).