The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets on Wednesday at 1655 GMT, according to dpa: February 15 February 14 Difference New York Dow Jones 12,857.24 12,878.28 (- 21.04) New York NASDAQ Comp. 2,956.00 2,931.83 (+ 24.17) Tokio Nikkei 9,260.34 9,052.07 (+ 208.27) Sydney All Ordinaries 4,327.41 4,318.88 (+ 8.52) Hongkong Hang Seng 21,365.23 20,917.83 (+ 447.40) London Fin.-Times 5,892.16 5,899.87 (- 7.71) Paris CAC-40 3,390.35 3,375.64 (+ 14.71) Zurich SMI 6,198.34 6,163.82 (+ 34.52) Frankfurt DAX-Index 6,757.94 6,728.19 (+ 29.75) Frankfurt EuroStoxx 50 2,493.96 2,488.29 (+ 5.67)