The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets, according to dpa: # August 1 July 29 Difference New York Dow Jones 12,019.16 12,143.24 (- 124.08) New York NASDAQ Comp, 2,725.54 2,756.38 (- 30.84) Tokyo Nikkei 9,965.01 9,833.03 (+ 131.98) Sydney All Ordinaries 4,573.14 4,500.53 (+ 72.60) Hong Kong Hang Seng 22,663.37 22,440.25 (+ 223.12) London Fin,-Times 5,774.43 5,815.19 (- 40.76) Paris CAC-40 3,588.05 3,671.28 (- 83.23) Zurich SMI 5,871.41* 5,871.41 ( 0.00) Frankfurt DAX-Index 6,953.98 7,158.77 (- 204.79) Frankfurt EuroStoxx 50 2,593.34 2,670.37 (- 77.03) * Previous day's value because of public holiday #