HONG KONG, April 12 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed down 245.52 points, or 0.86 percent, to 28,453.28 points on Monday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 28,274.27 and 28,791.97. Turnover totaled 160.70 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 20.66 billion U.S. dollars).