The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets: # July 24 July 23 Difference New York Dow Jones 9,055.23 9,069.29 (- 14.06) New York NASDAQ Comp, 1,954.73 1,973.60 (- 18.87) Tokyo Nikkei 9,944.55 9,792.94 (+ 151.61) Sydney All Ordinaries 4,097.30 4,072.60 (+ 24.70) Hong Kong Hang Seng 19,982.79 19,817.70 (+ 165.09) London Fin.-Times 4,576.61 4,559.80 (+ 16.81) Paris CAC-40 3,366.45 3,373.72 (- 7.27) Zurich SMI 5,760.90 5,765.51 (- 4.61) Frankfurt DAX-Index 5,229.36 5,247.28 (- 17.92) Frankfurt EuroStoxx 50 2,582.76 2,585.79 (- 3.03) #