Hong Kong stocks close 0.56 pct lower

HONG KONG, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed down 172.37 points, or 0.56 percent, to 30,588.04 points on Friday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 30,525.74 and 30,736.97. Turnover totaled 93.61 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 11.92 billion U.S. dollars).