The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets: # July 16 July 15 difference New York Dow Jones 8,627.25 8,616.21 (+ 11.04) New York NASDAQ Comp. 1,867.10 1,862.90 (+ 4.20) Tokyo Nikkei 9,344.16 9,269.25 (+ 74.91) Sydney All Ordinaries 3,987.80 3,917.50 (+ 70.30) Hongkong Hang Seng 18,361.87 18,258.66 (+ 103.21) London Fin.-Times 4,361.84 4,346.46 (+ 15.38) Paris CAC-40 3,199.68 3,171.27 (+ 28.41) Zurich SMI 5,538.57 5,473.33 (+ 65.24) Frankfurt DAX-Index 4,957.19 4,928.44 (+ 28.75) Frankfurt EuroStoxx 50 2,458.97 2,451.02 (+ 7.95)