The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets: # December 15 December 14 Difference New York Dow Jones 8,552.03 8,629.68 (- 77.65) New York NASDAQ Comp. 1,508.44 1,540.72 (- 32.28) Tokyo Nikkei 8,664.66 8,235.87 (+ 428.79) Sydney All Ordinaries 3,535.70 3,452.50 (+ 83.20) Hongkong Hang Seng 15,046.95 14,758.39 (+ 288.56) London Fin.-Times 4,277.56 4,280.35 (- 2.79) Paris CAC-40 3,185.66 3,213.60 (- 27.94) Zurich SMI 5,526.54 5,636.17 (- 109.63) Frankfurt DAX-Index 4,654.82 4,663.37 (- 8.55) Frankfurt EuroStoxx 50 2,407.47 2,418.91 (- 11.44) #