The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets on Wednesday at 1655 GMT: March 7 March 6 Difference New York Dow Jones 12,836.31 12,759.15 (+ 77.16) New York NASDAQ Comp. 2,934.85 2,910.32 (+ 24.53) Tokyo Nikkei 9,576.06 9,637.63 (- 61.57) Sydney All Ordinaries 4,234.40 4,295.46 (- 61.06) Hong Kong Hang Seng 20,627.78 20,806.25 (- 178.47) London Fin.-Times 5,791.41 5,765.80 (+ 25.61) Paris CAC-40 3,392.33 3,362.56 (+ 29.77) Zurich SMI 6,102.54 6,047.53 (+ 55.01) Frankfurt DAX-Index 6,671.11 6,633.11 (+ 38.00) Frankfurt EuroStoxx 50 2,460.77 2,443.52 (+ 17.25)