Shares of Argus Group Holdings Ltd were up 15 cents, or 4.7 per cent, at $3.35 after 3,502 traded on The Royal Gazette/BSX Index.

There was also trading in 9,700 shares of Somers Ltd, but with no change to the closing price of 9,700.

In New York, shares of Butterfield Bank were up 62 cents, or 2.34 per cent, at $27.02.

The Royal Gazette/BSX Index was up three points, or 0.16 per cent, at 1,921.37, while the BSX Insurance Index was up 19,24 points, or 1.14 per cent, at 1,709.96.