The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets on Friday at 1655 GMT: March 9 March 8 Difference New York Dow Jones 12,954.26 12,907.94 (+ 46.32) New York NASDAQ Comp. 2,992.54 2,970.42 (+ 22.12) Tokyo Nikkei 9,929.74 9,768.96 (+ 160.78) Sydney All Ordinaries 4,300.50 4,262.15 (+ 38.35) Hong Kong Hang Seng 21,086.00 20,900.73 (+ 185.27) London Fin.-Times 5,887.49 5,859.73 (+ 27.76) Paris CAC-40 3,487.48 3,478.36 (+ 9.12) Zurich SMI 6,188.51 6,153.93 (+ 34.58) Frankfurt DAX-Index 6,880.21 6,834.54 (+ 45.67) Frankfurt EuroStoxx 50 2,515.95 2,514.22 (+ 1.73)