index, to close at 1,579.22 on a volume of 26,935 shares valued at $570,594.50 together with $19,281.38 worth of bonds.

Bank of Bermuda fell 25 cents to $35 on a volume of 12,260, while Bank of Butterfield fell $0.625 to $17.126 on trading of 5,148, and Bermuda Commercial Bank remained at $5 on volume of 9,227.

BELCO Holdings finsihed ahead 25 cents at $24 on a volume of 300.