The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets: # August 12 August 11 difference New York Dow Jones 9,365.69 9,241.45 (+ 124.24) New York NASDAQ Comp. 2,002.81 1,969.73 (+ 33.08) Tokyo Nikkei 10,435.00 10,585.46 (- 150.46) Sydney All Ordinaries 4,345.90 4,334.40 (+ 11.50) Hongkong Hang Seng 20,435.24 21,074.21 (- 638.97) London Fin.-Times 4,716.76 4,671.34 (+ 45.42) Paris CAC-40 3,507.24 3,456.18 (+ 51.06) Zurich SMI 5,962.49 5,949.98 (+ 12.51) Frankfurt DAX-Index 5,350.09 5,285.81 (+ 64.28) Frankfurt EuroStoxx 50 2,688.21 2,650.94 (+ 37.27) #