The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index yesterday closed at 2,234.96, a decline of 0.34 points or 0.02 percent, on a volume of 2,640 shares. BF&M stock dropped 0.5 percent to $10.25 on a shares volume of 317. Bank of Butterfield saw 1,995 shares traded, with the stock ending at $33.40.