The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets. # New York Dow Jones 12,255.40 12,337.22 (- 81.82) New York NASDAQ Comp. 2,297.15 2,306.20 (- 9.05) Tokyo Nikkei 13,310.37 13,757.91 (- 447.54) Sydney All Ordinaries 5,577.30 5,688.60 (- 111.30) Hongkong Hang Seng 23,590.58 24,123.17 (- 532.59) London Fin.-Times 5,893.60 5,966.90 (- 73.30) Paris CAC-40 4,812.81 4,885.83 (- 73.02) Zurich SMI 7,381.58 7,462.73 (- 81.15) Frankfurt DAX-Index 6,899.68 7,002.29 (- 102.61) Frankfurt EuroStoxx 50 3,758.47 3,805.27 (- 46.80) #