Utility company Ascendant Group’s shares rose 1.8 percent (25 cents) to $14.25 on the Bermuda Stock Exchange yesterday.Butterfield Bank again traded, closing once again unchanged at $1.50, as 300 shares changed hands.Ten of the bank’s preference shares also traded, also closing unchanged at $1,250.Overall the BSX closed up 0.18 percent, at 1,233.95. Volume was 410 shares and turnover topped $14,500.www.bsx.com