Hong Kong stocks close 2.50 pct lower

HONG KONG, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed down 768.300 points, or 2.50 percent, to 30,022.531 points on Wednesday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 30,022.531 and 30,637.209. Turnover totaled 142.60 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 18.17 billion U.S. dollars).