The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets on Wednesday at 1555 GMT, dpa reported: May 23 May 22 Difference New York Dow Jones 12,339.67 12,502.81 (- 163.14) New York NASDAQ Comp. 2,802.42 2,839.08 (- 36.66) Tokyo Nikkei 8,556.60 8,729.29 (- 172.69) Sydney All Ordinaries 4,118.79 4,173.46 (- 54.67) Hong Kong Hang Seng 18,786.19 19,039.15 (- 252.96) London Fin.-Times 5,266.41 5,403.28 (- 136.87) Paris CAC-40 3,003.27 3,084.09 (- 80.82) Zurich SMI 5,817.91 5,910.20 (- 92.29) Frankfurt DAX-Index 6,285.75 6,435.60 (- 149.85) Frankfurt EuroStoxx 50 2,134.05 2,192.85 (- 58.80)