A total of 6,100 shares worth $19,481 traded on The Royal Gazette/BSX.

Bermuda Aviation Services closed one cent (0.3 per cent) lower at $3.15 after 6,000 shares sold.

Utilities firm Ascendant, parent of power supplier Belco, finished 30 cents (5.9 per cent) up at $5.40 after 100 shares changed hands.

The Royal Gazette/BSX closed up 2.83 points (0.24 per cent) at 1,196.07.

The BSX Insurance Index was up 5.99 points (0.38 per cent) at 1,578.20.