The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange yesterday rose 8.59 points to close at 2,364.31 points.

The Bank of Bermuda lead trading with a 50 cent increase to their share price which closed at $43.50. The Bank traded 14,600 shares yesterday.

The Bank of Butterfield saw a 25 cent drop in its stock price, and trading of 1,800 shares.

And the Bermuda Commercial Bank, while seeing no change to its share price, saw trading of 2,800 shares yesterday.