The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets on Wednesday at 1655 GMT: February 17 February 16 Difference New York Dow Jones 12,929.66 12,904.08 (+ 25.58) New York NASDAQ Comp. 2,947.35 2,959.85 (- 12.50) Tokyo Nikkei 9,384.17 9,238.10 (+ 146.07) Sydney All Ordinaries 4,273.26 4,257.16 (+ 16.10) Hong Kong Hang Seng 21,491.62 21,277.28 (+ 214.34) London Fin.-Times 5,905.07 5,885.38 (+ 19.69) Paris CAC-40 3,439.62 3,393.25 (+ 46.37) Zurich SMI 6,237.69 6,217.28 (+ 20.41) Frankfurt DAX-Index 6,848.03 6,751.96 (+ 96.07) Frankfurt EuroStoxx 50 2,520.31 2,489.35 (+ 30.96)