The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets on Thursday at 1655 GMT, as dpa reported: March 1 February 29 Difference New York Dow Jones 12,991.72 12,952.07 (+ 39.65) New York NASDAQ Comp. 2,985.37 2,966.89 (+ 18.48) Tokyo Nikkei 9,707.37 9,723.24 (- 15.87) Sydney All Ordinaries 4,345.97 4,388.08 (- 42.11) Hong Kong Hang Seng 21,387.96 21,680.08 (- 292.12) London Fin.-Times 5,931.25 5,871.51 (+ 59.74) Paris CAC-40 3,499.73 3,452.45 (+ 47.28) Zurich SMI 6,128.28 6,109.93 (+ 18.35) Frankfurt DAX-Index 6,941.77 6,856.08 (+ 85.69) Frankfurt EuroStoxx 50 2,548.66 2,512.11 (+ 36.55)