The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets. # New York Dow Jones 12,427.66 12,348.21 (+ 79.45) New York NASDAQ Comp. 2,333.54 2,321.80 (+ 11.74) Tokyo Nikkei 13,757.91 13,635.40 (+ 122.51) Sydney All Ordinaries 5,688.60 5,634.00 (+ 54.60) Hongkong Hang Seng 24,123.17 23,759.25 (+ 363.92) London Fin.-Times 5,966.90 5,946.60 (+ 20.30) Paris CAC-40 4,885.83 4,861.80 (+ 24.03) Zurich SMI 7,462.73 7,486.71 (- 23.98) Frankfurt DAX-Index 7,002.29 6,967.55 (+ 34.74) Frankfurt EuroStoxx 50 3,805.27 3,795.12 (+ 10.15) #