Hong Kong stocks closed lower on Tuesday, as weakness in tech stocks offset a jump in energy firms, ahead of highly-anticipated testimony from US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
At the close of trade, the Hang Seng Index was down 179.24 points, or 0.63 percent, at 28,309.76. The Hang Seng China Enterprises index fell 0.74 percent to 10,469.8.
The sub-index of the Hang Seng tracking energy shares rose 2.7 percent, while the IT sector dipped 2.43 percent, the financial sector ended 0.1 percent lower and the property sector rose 0.35 percent.
The top gainer on the Hang Seng was PetroChina Co Ltd , which gained 5.85 percent, while the biggest loser was BYD Co Ltd, which fell 4.04 percent.