The following index quotations were noted today on the world's major stock markets, according to dpa: # May 8 May 7 Difference New York Dow Jones 8,523.27 8,409.85 (+ 113.42) New York NASDAQ Comp. 1,721.83 1,716.24 (+ 5.59) Tokyo Nikkei 9,432.83 9,385.70 (+ 47.13) Sydney All Ordinaries 3,919.60 3,912.10 (+ 7.50) Hong Kong Hang Seng 17,389.87 17,217.89 (+ 171.98) London Fin.-Times 4,462.09 4,398.68 (+ 63.41) Paris CAC-40 3,312.59 3,251.52 (+ 61.07) Zuerich SMI 5,391.01 5,325.63 (+ 65.38) Frankfurt DAX-Index 4,913.90 4,804.10 (+ 109.80) Frankfurt EuroStoxx 50 2,462.39 2,406.08 (+ 56.31) #