The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets on Thursday at 1655 GMT, according to dpa: # January 19 January 18 Difference New York Dow Jones 12,608.39 12,578.95 (+ 29.44) New York NASDAQ Comp. 2,792.73 2,769.71 (+ 23.02) Tokyo Nikkei 8,639.68 8,550.58 (+ 89.10) Sydney All Ordinaries 4,278.56 4,280.64 (- 2.07) Hong Kong Hang Seng 19,942.95 19,686.92 (+ 256.03) London Fin.-Times 5,741.15 5,702.37 (+ 38.78) Paris CAC-40 3,328.94 3,264.93 (+ 64.01) Zurich SMI 6,194.45 6,116.23 (+ 78.22) Frankfurt DAX-Index 6,416.26 6,354.57 (+ 61.69) Frankfurt EuroStoxx 50 2,435.04 2,390.64 (+ 44.40) #