Bank of Butterfield dropped two cents after 9,959 shares changed hands.

The 1 per cent drop left the bank’s share price at $1.97.

And 900 shares in Ascendant Group, the parent company of power firm Belco, were also sold, leaving its price unchanged at $5.40.

In the international business listings, 26,715 shares in HSBC Holdings PLC worth $233,756 were traded, moving the price 15 cents higher (1.74 per cent).

The Royal Gazette/BSX closed 9.44 points down (0.69 per cent) at 1,352.61.

The BSX Insurance Index ended the day seven points up (0.45 per cent) at 1,563.73.