The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets on Wednesday at 1655 GMT, according to dpa. # January 18 January 17 Difference New York Dow Jones 12,525.25 12,482.07 (+ 43.18) New York NASDAQ Comp. 2,749.75 2,728.08 (+ 21.67) Tokyo Nikkei 8,550.58 8,466.40 (+ 84.18) Sydney All Ordinaries 4,280.64 4,277.66 (+ 2.98) Hong Kong Hang Seng 19,686.92 19,627.75 (+ 59.17) London Fin.-Times 5,702.37 5,693.95 (+ 8.42) Paris CAC-40 3,264.93 3,269.99 (- 5.06) Zurich SMI 6,116.23 6,056.17 (+ 60.06) Frankfurt DAX-Index 6,354.57 6,332.93 (+ 21.64) Frankfurt EuroStoxx 50 2,390.64 2,396.63 (- 5.99) #