The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets on Thursday at 1555 GMT, according to dpa: Aug 2 Aug 1 Difference New York Dow Jones 12,818.30 12,971.06 (- 152.76) New York NASDAQ Comp. 2,898.11 2,920.21 (- 22.10) Tokyo Nikkei 8,653.18 8,641.85 (+ 11.33) Sydney All Ordinaries 4,290.15 4,282.66 (+ 7.49) Hong Kong Hang Seng 19,690.20 19,820.38 (- 130.18) London Fin.-Times 5,662.30 5,712.82 (- 50.52) Paris CAC-40 3,232.46 3,321.56 (- 89.10) Zurich SMI 6,407.30 6,399.27 (+ 8.03) Frankfurt DAX Index 6,606.09 6,754.46 (- 148.37) Frankfurt EuroStoxx 50 2,263.36 2,333.38 (- 70.02)