GLOBAL STOCK ROUNDUP

Major world markets recovered Tuesday, despite concerns over the Iraq situation. But many smaller markets lost more ground.

Tuesday Point Percent Country/stock index close drop drop Germany/DAX 30 1,770.30 +29.37 +1.7% France/AGEFI 407.44 +5.80 +1.4% U.K./FTSE 100 2,235.80 +15.60 +0.7% U.S./Dow industrials 2,710.64 -5.70 -0.2% South Korea/Composite 655.88 -5.52 -0.9% Canada/300 Composite 3,470.68 -46.26 -1.3% Japan/Nikkei 27,653.07 -946.46 -3.3% Singapore/All-Singapore 389.75 -13.38 -3.4% Taiwan/Weighted index 4,668.24 -339.97 -6.8%