Hong Kong stocks close 0.12 pct lower

HONG KONG, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed down 40.31 points, or 0.12 percent, to 32,601.78 points on Friday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 32,321.42 and 32,778.508. Turnover totaled 147.9 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 18.92 billion U.S. dollars).