The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets on Tuesday at 1655 GMT, according to dpa: March 6 March 5 Difference New York Dow Jones 12,789.46 12,962.81 (- 173.35) New York NASDAQ Comp. 2,907.15 2,950.48 (- 43.33) Tokyo Nikkei 9,637.63 9,698.59 (- 60.96) Sydney All Ordinaries 4,295.46 4,354.16 (- 58.70) Hong Kong Hang Seng 20,806.25 21,265.31 (- 459.06) London Fin.-Times 5,765.80 5,874.82 (- 109.02) Paris CAC-40 3,362.56 3,487.54 (- 124.98) Zurich SMI 6,047.53 6,153.91 (- 106.38) Frankfurt DAX-Index 6,633.11 6,866.46 (- 233.35) Frankfurt EuroStoxx 50 2,443.52 2,529.86 (- 86.34)