The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets on Friday at 1655 GMT, as dpa reported: # December 16 December 15 Difference New York Dow Jones 11,900.14 11,868.81 (+ 31.33) New York NASDAQ Comp. 2,566.38 2,541.01 (+ 25.37) Tokyo Nikkei 8,401.72 8,377.37 (+ 24.35) Sydney All Ordinaries 4,218.81 4,197.85 (+ 20.96) Hong Kong Hang Seng 18,285.39 18,026.84 (+ 258.55) London Fin.-Times 5,387.34 5,400.85 (- 13.51) Paris CAC-40 2,972.30 2,998.73 (- 26.43) Zurich SMI 5,733.50 5,784.14 (- 50.64) Frankfurt DAX-Index 5,701.78 5,730.62 (- 28.84) Frankfurt EuroStoxx 50 2,202.72 2,224.89 (- 22.17) #