The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets on Thursday at 1655 GMT. December 1 November 30 Difference New York Dow Jones 12,020.18 12,045.68 (- 25.50) New York NASDAQ Comp. 2,622.64 2,620.34 (+ 2.30) Tokyo Nikkei 8,597.38 8,434.61 (+ 162.77) Sydney All Ordinaries 4,288.13 4,184.67 (+ 103.46) Hong Kong Hang Seng 19,002.26 17,989.35 (+1012.91) London Fin.-Times 5,489.34 5,505.42 (- 16.08) Paris CAC-40 3,129.95 3,154.62 (- 24.67) Zurich SMI 5,681.57 5,652.31 (+ 29.26) Frankfurt DAX-Index 6,035.88 6,088.84 (- 52.96) Frankfurt EuroStoxx 50 2,313.84 2,330.43 (- 16.59) #