Frankfurt - The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets:
18 July17 July difference New York Dow Jones 11,466.5311,446.66(+19.87) New York NASDAQ Comp.2,286.58 2,312.30(-25.72) TokyoNikkei12,803.7012,887.95(-84.25) Sydney All Ordinaries 4,915.30 4,977.40(-62.10) Hongkong Hang Seng 21,874.1921,734.72(+ 139.47) London Fin.-Times 5,376.40 5,286.30(+90.10) ParisCAC-40 4,299.36 4,225.99(+73.37) Zurich SMI6,827.31 6,739.16(+88.15) FrankfurtDAX-Index6,382.65 6,271.27(+ 111.38) FrankfurtEuroStoxx 50 3,321.53 3,256.09(+65.44)