The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets on Friday at 1318 GMT. In some cases, prices mark end-of-the-year closings, as exchanges have shut early ahead of the New Year's holiday weekend, as dpa reported: # December 30 December 29 Difference New York Dow Jones 12,287.04* 12,287.04 ( 0.00) New York NASDAQ Comp. 2,613.74* 2,613.74 ( 0.00) Tokyo Nikkei 8,455.35 8,398.89 (+ 56.46) Sydney All Ordinaries 4,111.04 4,123.14 (- 12.10) Hong Kong Hang Seng 18,434.39 18,397.92 (+ 36.47) London Fin,-Times 5,572.28 5,566.77 (+ 5.51) Paris CAC-40 3,132.08 3,127.56 (+ 4.52) Zurich SMI 5,933.18 5,896.60 (+ 36.58) Frankfurt DAX-Index 5,898.35 5,848.78 (+ 49.57) Frankfurt EuroStoxx 50 2,302.72 2,292.28 (+ 10.44) * previous day value because of market holiday #