Argus rises 15.7%
Argus Group Holdings Ltd rose 15.7 percent (65 cents) to $4.80 on The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) last week.The insurer traded 10,000 shares during the week.Bermuda Commercial Bank Ltd also climbed 7.5 percent (75 cents) to $10.75 with 2,000 shares changing hands.Meanwhile Butterfield Bank’s preference shares advanced two percent ($25) to $1,230 as 62 shares were transacted, but its common shares dropped 1.6 percent (two cents) to $1.26 with 12,791 shares traded.BF&M Ltd increased 1.4 percent (20 cents) to $15 as 35,720 shares changing hands.But the Ascendant Group Ltd fell 1.8 percent (25 cents) to $14 with 4,200 shares changing hands and KeyTech Ltd declined 0.8 percent (five cents) to $6 as 1,200 shares were transacted.Overall the Index was up 4.54 points (0.4 percent) to 1,135.53 with 55,461 shares worth BD$632,611.10 and 545 shares worth US$81,999.05 traded.The BSX Insurance Index also rose 19 points (1.92 percent) to 1,008.