Hong Kong stocks fell 143.43 points or 0.76 percent to close at 18,817.47 points on Thursday. The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 18,958.97 and 18,657.74. Turnover totaled 60.19 billion HK dollars (about 7.73 billion U.S. dollars). (One U.S. dollar equals 7.785 HK dollars)