The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets, according to dpa: # April 7 April 8 Difference New York Dow Jones 7,809.71 7,975.85 (- 166.14) New York NASDAQ Comp. 1,577.58 1,606.71 (- 29.13) Tokyo Nikkei 8,832.85 8,857.93 (- 25.08) Sydney All Ordinaries 3,648.50 3,696.40 (- 47.90) Hongkong Hang Seng 14,928.97 14,998.04 (- 69.07) London Fin.-Times 3,930.52 3,993.54 (- 63.02) Paris CAC-40 2,902.31 2,929.75 (- 27.44) Zurich SMI 4,974.20 5,002.08 (- 27.88) Frankfurt DAX-Index 4,322.50 4,349.81 (- 27.31) Frankfurt EuroStoxx 50 2,165.56 2,179.73 (- 14.17) #