Butterfield Bank shares gained 1.1 per cent in Bermuda Stock Exchange trading yesterday.

The bank climbed 50 cents on the trading of 259 shares. In New York, Butterfield’s US-listed shares did even better, gaining 66 cents, or 1.36 per cent, to $49.06 — 29 cents short of their all-time high.

One Communications Ltd was unchanged at $2.80 on the trading of 9,435 shares.

The Royal Gazette/BSX Index gained 22.49 points, or 0.85 per cent, to close on 2,673.29. Over the week, the index gained 0.88 per cent.

Trading volume was 9,694 shares and turnover totalled $38,850.

The BSX Insurance Index gained 21.38 points, or 1.18 per cent, to close on 1,836.75.