HONG KONG, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed down 245.18 points, or 0.75 percent, to 32,642.09 points on Thursday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 32,642.09 and 33,048.04. Turnover totaled 154.5 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 19.76 billion U.S. dollars).