HONG KONG, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed down 51.30 points, or 0.19 percent, to 26,572.57 points on Friday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 26,373.46 and 26,639.64. Turnover totaled 76.83 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 9.81 billion U.S. dollars).