active day of trading yesterday on the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSE).

The BSE Index gained 5.64 points or .52 percent to close at 1,085.33.

Belco dropped $1 to close at $19 on volume of 4,940 while Bermuda Commercial Bank closed down 62.5 cents at $10.125 on volume of 100.

Hemisphere preferred lost 12.5 cents to close at $5.50 on volume of 600.

Bank of Butterfield gained 50 cents to close at $12.50 on volume of 2,574.

Share volume for the day was 12,595 with a share value of $177,138. Chart -- Page 10