The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets on Wednesday at 1655 GMT, according to dpa: February 8 February 7 Difference # New York Dow Jones 12,840.28 12,878.20 (- 37.92) New York NASDAQ Comp. 2,897.63 2,904.08 (- 6.45) Tokyo Nikkei 9,015.59 8,917.52 (+ 98.07) Sydney All Ordinaries 4,363.67 4,344.90 (+ 18.77) Hongkong Hang Seng 21,018.46 20,699.19 (+ 319.27) London Fin.-Times 5,875.93 5,890.26 (- 14.33) Paris CAC-40 3,410.00 3,411.54 (- 1.54) Zurich SMI 6,155.86 6,157.59 (- 1.73) Frankfurt DAX-Index 6,748.76 6,754.20 (- 5.44) Frankfurt EuroStoxx 50 2,512.92 2,514.12 (- 1.20) #