The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets: # August 12 August 11 difference New York Dow Jones 9,386.32 9,361.61 (+ 24.71) New York NASDAQ Comp. 2,007.18 1,998.72 (+ 8.46) Tokyo Nikkei 10,517.19 10,435.00 (+ 82.19) Sydney All Ordinaries 4,436.70 4,345.90 (+ 90.80) Hong Kong Hang Seng 20,861.30 20,435.24 (+ 426.06) London Fin.-Times 4,755.46 4,716.76 (+ 38.70) Paris CAC-40 3,524.39 3,507.24 (+ 17.15) Zurich SMI 5,986.72 5,962.49 (+ 24.23) Frankfurt DAX-Index 5,401.11 5,350.09 (+ 51.02) Frankfurt EuroStoxx 50 2,705.74 2,688.21 (+ 17.53) #