The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets on Wednesday at 1655 GMT, according to dpa. # December 7 December 6 Difference New York Dow Jones 12,139.49 12,150.13 (- 10.64) New York NASDAQ Comp. 2,637.29 2,649.56 (- 12.27) Tokyo Nikkei 8,722.17 8,575.16 (+ 147.01) Sydney All Ordinaries 4,351.26 4,321.59 (+ 29.67) Hong Kong Hang Seng 19,240.58 18,942.23 (+ 298.35) London Fin.-Times 5,546.91 5,568.72 (- 21.81) Paris CAC-40 3,175.98 3,179.63 (- 3.65) Zurich SMI 5,766.24 5,767.93 (- 1.69) Frankfurt DAX-Index 5,994.73 6,028.82 (- 34.09) Frankfurt EuroStoxx 50 2,344.92 2,356.71 (- 11.79) #