BF&M shares rose 1.56 percent, or 25 cents, to finish the day at $16.25 on the Bermuda Stock Exchange yesterday.A volume of 70,000 BF&M shares traded.Ascendant Group shares rose 5 cents to close at $11.65 on a volume of 200.And Butterfield Bank shares closed unchanged at $1.35 as 22,000 changed hands.Overall the BSX closed up 2.16, or 0.19 percent, at 1,123.52.