HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks ended flat on Tuesday in cautious trade as investors wait to see what the US Federal Reserve's plans are for its stimulus scheme.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index edged down 0.02 points to 21,225.88 on turnover of HK$59.00 billion (US$7.61 billion).

Chinese stocks closed up 0.14 percent. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose 3.07 points to 2,159.29 on turnover of 63.6 billion yuan ($10.4 billion).