Hong Kong stocks edged up 0.74 points to close at 21,208.29 on Wednesday, the second day registering flat ending after Tuesday's lackluster performance.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index opened 85.97 higher and fluctuated between a narrow range of 21,293.52 and 21,156.09 in the following hours.

Turnover was 55.15 billion HK dollars (about 7.1 billion U.S. dollars).