The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets on Wednesday at 1655 GMT, according to dpa: # January 4 January 3 Difference New York Dow Jones 12,378.73 12,397.38 (- 18.65) New York NASDAQ Comp. 2,642.36 2,648.72 (- 6.36) Tokyo Nikkei 8,560.11 8,455.35 (+ 104.76) Sydney All Ordinaries 4,239.53 4,155.22 (+ 84.31) Hong Kong Hang Seng 18,727.31 18,877.41 (- 150.10) London Fin.-Times 5,668.45 5,699.91 (- 31.46) Paris CAC-40 3,193.65 3,245.40 (- 51.75) Zurich SMI 6,058.08 6,050.93 (+ 7.15) Frankfurt DAX-Index 6,111.55 6,166.57 (- 55.02) Frankfurt EuroStoxx 50 2,349.89 2,389.91 (- 40.02) #