The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets on Thursday at 1655 GMT: # December 8 December 7 Difference New York Dow Jones 12,077.66 12,196.37 (- 118.71) New York NASDAQ Comp. 2,626.64 2,649.21 (- 22.57) Tokyo Nikkei 8,664.58 8,722.17 (- 57.59) Sydney All Ordinaries 4,338.86 4,351.26 (- 12.39) Hong Kong Hang Seng 19,107.81 19,240.58 (- 132.77) London Fin.-Times 5,483.77 5,546.91 (- 63.14) Paris CAC-40 3,095.49 3,175.98 (- 80.49) Zurich SMI 5,737.82 5,766.24 (- 28.42) Frankfurt DAX-Index 5,874.44 5,994.73 (- 120.29) Frankfurt EuroStoxx 50 2,288.05 2,344.92 (- 56.87) #