Exchange.

Staples preferred slipped 37.5 cents to close at $8.75 on volume of 5,200 while Bank of Bermuda closed down 12.5 cents at $18.375 on volume of 5,904.

Bermuda Bakery closed unchanged at $20 on volume of 1,375 and BF&M preferred closed unchanged at $9 on volume of 850.

Share volume was 13,329 with a value of $189,186.

The index closed down 2.76 points or .27 percent at 1,009.05.

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