The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets. # April 18 April 17 Difference New York Dow Jones 12,862.14 12,620.49 (+ 241.65) New York NASDAQ Comp. 2,405.85 2,341.83 (+ 64.02) Tokyo Nikkei 13,476.45 13,398.30 (+ 78.15) Sydney All Ordinaries 5,504.10 5,587.30 (- 83.20) Hong Kong Hang Seng 24,197.78 24,258.96 (- 61.18) London Fin.-Times 6,056.50 5,980.40 (+ 76.10) Paris CAC-40 4,961.69 4,862.14 (+ 99.55) Zurich SMI 7,418.02 7,173.63 (+ 244.39) Frankfurt DAX-Index 6,843.08 6,681.81 (+ 161.27) Frankfurt EuroStoxx 50 3,808.59 3,725.23 (+ 83.36) #