Shares of Ascendant Group, parent of Belco, improved 10 cents, or 0.3 per cent, to $30 after 200 traded on The Royal Gazette/BSX Index.On the New York Stock Exchange, shares of Butterfield Bank were down 24 cents, or 0.69 per cent, at $34.76.The Royal Gazette/BSX Index was up 0.96 of a point, or 0.04 per cent, at 2,263.38, while the BSX Insurance Index was up 11.5 points, or 0.68 per cent, at 1,706.47.