The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets: # December 17 December 16 Difference New York Dow Jones 8,841.23 8,924.14 (- 82.91) New York NASDAQ Comp. 1,574.02 1,589.89 (- 15.87) Tokyo Nikkei 8,612.52 8,568.02 (+ 44.50) Sydney All Ordinaries 3,515.00 3,498.90 (+ 16.10) Hong Kong Hang Seng 15,460.52 15,130.21 (+ 330.31) London Fin.-Times 4,324.19 4,309.08 (+ 15.11) Paris CAC-40 3,241.92 3,251.66 (- 9.74) Zurich SMI 5,548.20 5,567.14 (- 18.94) Frankfurt DAX-Index 4,708.38 4,729.91 (- 21.53) Frankfurt EuroStoxx 50 2,444.46 2,450.36 (- 5.90) #