The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets, according to dpa.: # December 10 December 9 Difference New York Dow Jones 8,830.08 8,691.33 (+ 138.75) New York NASDAQ Comp, 1,576.46 1,547.34 (+ 29.12) Tokyo Nikkei 8,660.24 8,395.87 (+ 264.37) Sydney All Ordinaries 3,573.30 3,533.70 (+ 39.60) Hongkong Hang Seng 15,577.74 14,753.22 (+ 824.52) London Fin.-Times 4,367.28 4,381.26 (- 13.98) Paris CAC-40 3,320.31 3,297.80 (+ 22.51) Zuerich SMI 5,751.91 5,845.56 (- 93.65) Frankfurt DAX-Index 4,804.88 4,779.11 (+ 25.77) Frankfurt EuroStoxx 50 2,495.58 2,480.79 (+ 14.79) #