The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets: # July 18 July 15 Difference New York Dow Jones 12,307.70 12,479.73 (- 172.03) New York NASDAQ Comp. 2,746.43 2,789.80 (- 43.37) Tokyo Nikkei 9,936.12* 9,936.12 ( 0.00) Sydney All Ordinaries 4,539.94 4,542.69 (- 2.75) Hong Kong Hang Seng 21,804.75 21,875.38 (- 70.63) London Fin.-Times 5,752.81 5,843.66 (- 90.85) Paris CAC-40 3,650.71 3,726.59 (- 75.88) Zuerich SMI 5,826.26 5,938.06 (- 111.80) Frankfurt DAX-Index 7,107.92 7,220.12 (- 112.20) Frankfurt EuroStoxx 50 2,622.36 2,675.38 (- 53.02) * no change due to market holiday #