The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets, accordint to dpa. # March 2 March 1 Difference New York Dow Jones 10,444.37 10,403.79 (+ 40.58) New York NASDAQ Comp, 2,288.14 2,273.57 (+ 14.57) Tokyo Nikkei 10,221.84 10,172.06 (+ 49.78) Sydney All Ordinaries 4,709.93 4,694.87 (+ 15.06) Hong Kong Hang Seng 20,906.11 21,056.93 (- 150.82) London Fin,-Times 5,484.06 5,405.94 (+ 78.12) Paris CAC-40 3,811.92 3,769.54 (+ 42.38) Zurich SMI 6,820.04 6,791.48 (+ 28.56) Frankfurt DAX-Index 5,776.56 5,713.51 (+ 63.05) Frankfurt EuroStoxx 50 2,796.33 2,772.70 (+ 23.63) #