The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets: # July 23 July 22 Difference New York Dow Jones 9,048.88 8,881.26 (+ 167.62) New York NASDAQ Comp. 1,966.72 1,926.38 (+ 40.34) Tokyo Nikkei 9,792.94 9,723.16 (+ 69.78) Sydney All Ordinaries 4,072.60 4,068.90 (+ 3.70) Hong Kong Hang Seng 19,817.70 19,248.17 (+ 569.53) London Fin.-Times 4,559.80 4,493.73 (+ 66.07) Paris CAC-40 3,373.72 3,305.07 (+ 68.65) Zurich SMI 5,765.51 5,637.02 (+ 128.49) Frankfurt DAX-Index 5,247.28 5,121.56 (+ 125.72) Frankfurt EuroStoxx 50 2,585.79 2,528.85 (+ 56.94) #