The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index rose 13.2 points to close at 4.926.70 in near-moribund trading yesterday.

Just two stocks traded, with 1,870 shares worth $88,422.50 changing hands.

Butterfield Bank was the Index?s driver, rising 25 cents to $59.25 on volume of 1,370 shares while Argus was unchanged at $14.50 on volume of 500 shares.