Stocks in the local insurance sector were the only ones to trade on The Royal Gazette/BSX Index.

A total of 3,400 shares of Argus Group Holdings Ltd changed hands, with no change to the closing price of $2.80, while 37 shares of BF&M Ltd were exchanged, again with no effect on the closing price of $21.

The Royal Gazette/BSX Index was unchanged at 2,291.05, while the BSX Insurance Index was up 7.89 points, or 0.46 per cent, at 1,706.15.