Hong Kong stocks close 0.78% lower

HONG KONG, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks dipped 100.09 points, or 0.78 percent, to close at 12,815.80 on Wednesday.

Turnover moved down to 38.91 billion HK dollars (5.03 billion U. S. dollars) from Tuesday's 44.84 billion HK dollars (5.79 billion U. S. dollars).