The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index picked up slightly yesterday on the back of rising Butterfield Bank shares.

A total of 3,600 of the Bank's shares changed hands as the issue closed up 25 cents at $56.50.

The only other mover in a quiet day of trading was Bermuda Container Line Ltd, whose share price dropped 11.1 percent, or $1.50, to $12, as 180 of the company's shares traded.

Turnover totalled $205,560 as trading volume was 3,780 shares.

The Index rose 5.23 points (0.11 percent) to close at 4,874.23.