The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets. # March 7 March 6 Difference New York Dow Jones 11,951.74 12,040.39 (- 88.65) New York NASDAQ Comp. 2,217.30 2,220.50 (- 3.20) Tokyo Nikkei 12,782.80 13,215.42 (- 432.62) Sydney All Ordinaries 5,368.90 5,531.90 (- 163.00) Hong Kong Hang Seng 22,501.33 23,342.73 (- 841.40) London Fin.-Times 5,699.90 5,766.40 (- 66.50) Paris CAC-40 4,618.96 4,678.05 (- 59.09) Zurich SMI 7,174.15 7,269.87 (- 95.72) Frankfurt DAX-Index 6,513.99 6,591.31 (- 77.32) Frankfurt EuroStoxx 50 3,576.68 3,617.68 (- 41.00) #