The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets, according to dpa: # August 20 August 19 difference New York Dow Jones 9,314.22 9,279.16 (+ 35.06) New York NASDAQ Comp. 1,979.04 1,969.24 (+ 9.80) Tokyo Nikkei 10,383.41 10,204.00 (+ 179.41) Sydney All Ordinaries 4,391.40 4,387.50 (+ 3.90) Hongkong Hang Seng 20,328.86 19,954.23 (+ 374.63) London Fin.-Times 4,756.58 4,689.67 (+ 66.91) Paris CAC-40 3,505.32 3,450.34 (+ 54.98) Zurich SMI 6,032.05 5,980.79 (+ 51.26) Frankfurt DAX-Index 5,311.06 5,231.98 (+ 79.08) Frankfurt EuroStoxx 50 2,663.67 2,622.88 (+ 40.79) #