The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets: # December 8 December 9 Difference New York Dow Jones 8,825.70 8,934.18 (- 108.48) New York NASDAQ Comp, 1,582.64 1,571.74 (+ 10.90) Tokyo Nikkei 8,395.87 8,329.05 (+ 66.82) Sydney All Ordinaries 3,533.70 3,553.80 (- 20.10) Hongkong Hang Seng 14,753.22 15,044.87 (- 291.65) London Fin,-Times 4,388.62 4,300.06 (+ 88.56) Paris CAC-40 3,297.80 3,247.48 (+ 50.32) Zuerich SMI 5,845.56 5,818.82 (+ 26.74) Frankfurt DAX-Index 4,779.11 4,715.88 (+ 63.23) Frankfurt EuroStoxx 50 2,480.79 2,449.28 (+ 31.51)