Shares of BF&M Ltd gained more than four percent in Bermuda Stock Exchange trading today.

The insurer closed 75 cents, or 4.2 percent higher, at $18.75 on the trading of 1,000 shares.

Butterfield Bank was the only other domestic-board stock to trade, closing unchanged on $2, as 5,000 shares changed hands.

The Royal Gazette/BSX Index rose 5.16 points, or 0.37 percent, to 1,381.76. Volume was 6,000 shares and turnover totalled $28,750.

The BSX Insurance Index fell 2.85 points, or 0.19 percent, to 1,499.9.