The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets on Friday at 1555 GMT: April 23 April 20 Difference New York Dow Jones 12,886.49 13,029.26 (- 142.77) New York NASDAQ Comp. 2,957.30 3,000.45 (- 43.15) Tokyo Nikkei 9,542.17 9,561.36 (- 19.19) Sydney All Ordinaries 4,430.30 4,444.42 (- 14.12) Hong Kong Hang Seng 20,624.39 21,010.64 (- 386.25) London Fin.-Times 5,665.57 5,772.15 (- 106.58) Paris CAC-40 3,098.37 3,188.58 (- 90.21) Zurich SMI 6,114.83 6,237.79 (- 122.96) Frankfurt DAX-Index 6,523.00 6,750.12 (- 227.12) Frankfurt EuroStoxx 50 2,244.83 2,311.27 (- 66.44)