climbing 12.09 points to yet another new high of 1,709.30, as bank stocks continued their rising trend.

Bank of Bermuda closed 50 cents higher at $40, another record, as Bank of Bermuda warrants jumped by $2 or 15.4 percent to $15, also an all time high.

Other active issues included Bermuda Commercial Bank warrants and Bermuda Telephone Co., as a total of 15,169 shares traded, valued at $415,948.