The following index quotations were noted on the world"s major stock markets, according to dpa: # October 20 October 19 difference New York Dow Jones 10,020.92 10,092.19 (- 71.27) New York NASDAQ Comp. 2,159.81 2,176.32 (- 16.51) Tokyo Nikkei 10,336.84 10,236.51 (+ 100.33) Sydney All Ordinaries 4,852.80 4,801.80 (+ 51.00) Hongkong Hang Seng 22,384.96 22,200.46 (+ 184.50) London Fin.-Times 5,243.40 5,281.54 (- 38.14) Paris CAC-40 3,871.45 3,892.36 (- 20.91) Zurich SMI 6,427.29 6,436.37 (- 9.08) Frankfurt DAX-Index 5,811.77 5,852.56 (- 40.79) Frankfurt EuroStoxx 50 2,925.08 2,947.41 (- 22.33) # -- SPA