HONG KONG, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed down 460.80 points, or 1.48 percent, to 30,583.449 points on Friday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 30,477.949 and 30,670.941. Turnover totaled 126 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 16.09 billion U.S. dollars).