The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets on Tuesday at 1655 GMT: # January 17 January 16 Difference New York Dow Jones 12,541.22 12,422.06 (+ 119.16) New York NASDAQ Comp. 2,740.48 2,710.67 (+ 29.81) Tokyo Nikkei 8,466.40 8,378.36 (+ 88.04) Sydney All Ordinaries 4,277.66 4,208.90 (+ 68.76) Hong Kong Hang Seng 19,627.75 19,012.20 (+ 615.55) London Fin.-Times 5,693.95 5,657.44 (+ 36.51) Paris CAC-40 3,269.99 3,225.00 (+ 44.99) Zurich SMI 6,056.17 6,031.24 (+ 24.93) Frankfurt DAX-Index 6,332.93 6,220.01 (+ 112.92) Frankfurt EuroStoxx 50 2,396.63 2,361.56 (+ 35.07) #