The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets: # July 17 July 16 difference New York Dow Jones 8,699.27 8,711.82 (- 12.55) New York NASDAQ Comp. 1,877.34 1,885.03 (- 7.69) Tokyo Nikkei 9,395.32 9,344.16 (+ 51.16) Sydney All Ordinaries 3,992.90 3,987.80 (+ 5.10) Hongkong Hang Seng 18,805.66 18,361.87 (+ 443.79) London Fin.-Times 4,388.75 4,361.84 (+ 26.91) Paris CAC-40 3,218.46 3,199.68 (+ 18.78) Zuerich SMI 5,594.14 5,538.57 (+ 55.57) Frankfurt DAX-Index 4,978.40 4,957.19 (+ 21.21) Frankfurt EuroStoxx 50 2,469.20 2,458.97 (+ 10.23) #