The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange index dipped slightly yesterday after Bank of Butterfield shares lost some ground during a busy day of trading.

Bank of Butterfield stock lost ten cents to finish at $44.15, but traded 18,978 shares - a very large volume for a single day of trading.

This was offset by Bermuda Commercial Bank warrants and Key Tech, the owners of BTC and Logic, which both gained 10 cents to close at 60 cents and $11.70 respectively.

The index closed up 0.05 percent or 1.43 points at 2,969.70 on a volume of 19,977 shares worth $847,579.