Hong Kong stocks close 0.10% lower

Hong Kong stocks moved down 23. 67 points, or 0.10 percent, to close at 23,349.64 points on Thursday.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 23,252.63 and 23, 461.02. Turnover totaled 61.11 billion HK dollars (about 7.88 billion U.S. dollars).
The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index ended down 1.13 points, or 0.01 percent, to close at 10,379.43.
Three sub-indices lost ground, with the Finance ended down 0.34 percent, the Properties ended down 0.24 percent, the Utilities moved down 0.26 percent. One sub-indice ended higher with the Commerce and Industry ended up 0.22 percent.
The Banking giant HSBC, which accounts for the largest weighting of the Hang Seng Index, edged down 0.26 percent to 76.85 HK dollars.
Bank of East Asia, one of the largest local banks in Hong Kong, ended down 0.62 percent to 32.20 HK dollars.
Local bourse operator HKEX fell 1.19 percent to 166.00 HK dollars.
China Mobile, China's dominant mobile carrier, increased 0.16 percent to 94.00 HK dollars, while another Chinese telecom giant China Unicom moved up 0.89 percent to 11.32 HK dollars.
For the local property stocks, Sun Hung Kai, HK's largest property developer by market value, ended up 0.09 percent to 112. 60 HK dollars; Cheung Kong properties, owned by billionaire Li Ka- shing, moved up 0.29 percent to 137.90 HK dollars.
As for mainland-based financial stocks, China Construction Bank, the country's second largest bank which accounts for the third largest weighting of the Hang Seng Index, ended down 0.36 percent to 5.57 HK dollars.
ICBC, the world's largest bank by market value, ended down 0.40 percent with 4.93 HK dollars. Bank of China ended flat with 3.70 HK dollars.
As for energy stocks, China's top refiner Sinopec edged up 1.14 percent to 6.24 HK dollars. PetroChina, the country's largest oil and gas producer, moved up 0.83 percent to 8.54 HK dollars. (1 U.S. dollar equals 7.76 HK dollars) Hong Kong stocks moved down 23. 67 points, or 0.10 percent, to close at 23,349.64 points on Thursday.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 23,252.63 and 23, 461.02. Turnover totaled 61.11 billion HK dollars (about 7.88 billion U.S. dollars).
The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index ended down 1.13 points, or 0.01 percent, to close at 10,379.43.
Three sub-indices lost ground, with the Finance ended down 0.34 percent, the Properties ended down 0.24 percent, the Utilities moved down 0.26 percent. One sub-indice ended higher with the Commerce and Industry ended up 0.22 percent.
The Banking giant HSBC, which accounts for the largest weighting of the Hang Seng Index, edged down 0.26 percent to 76.85 HK dollars.
Bank of East Asia, one of the largest local banks in Hong Kong, ended down 0.62 percent to 32.20 HK dollars.
Local bourse operator HKEX fell 1.19 percent to 166.00 HK dollars.
China Mobile, China's dominant mobile carrier, increased 0.16 percent to 94.00 HK dollars, while another Chinese telecom giant China Unicom moved up 0.89 percent to 11.32 HK dollars.
For the local property stocks, Sun Hung Kai, HK's largest property developer by market value, ended up 0.09 percent to 112. 60 HK dollars; Cheung Kong properties, owned by billionaire Li Ka- shing, moved up 0.29 percent to 137.90 HK dollars.
As for mainland-based financial stocks, China Construction Bank, the country's second largest bank which accounts for the third largest weighting of the Hang Seng Index, ended down 0.36 percent to 5.57 HK dollars.
ICBC, the world's largest bank by market value, ended down 0.40 percent with 4.93 HK dollars. Bank of China ended flat with 3.70 HK dollars.
As for energy stocks, China's top refiner Sinopec edged up 1.14 percent to 6.24 HK dollars. PetroChina, the country's largest oil and gas producer, moved up 0.83 percent to 8.54 HK dollars. (1 U.S. dollar equals 7.76 HK dollars)