March 4.

There was less activity in the banking sector. The only price change was Bank of Bermuda's stock, which gained 50 cents during the week.

Chips, the local computer company which recently closed its public offering, saw its shares traded on the exchange on Wednesday last week to close at $6.50, on a volume of 1,000.

The index closed at 1,158.80 -- gaining 16.94 points. The exchange index was up by 1.55 percent.

A volume of 58,406 shares were traded, with a total value of $1.2 million. A volume of 42,000 bonds, worth $45.045, were traded. The previous week, the exchange saw no bond trading activity. The total value of stock and bonding trading during the week ending March 4 was $1,271,211.