Ascendant Group Ltd was the lone stock to be traded on the Bermuda Stock Exchange.

The company, which owns power utility Belco, closed unchanged on $17 as 15,000 shares worth $255,000 changed hands.

The Royal Gazette/BSX Index closed unchanged on 2,276.59.

Butterfield Bank, which last traded on the BSX at $38, saw its US-listed shares gain 86 cents, or 2.2 per cent, to close at $39.59 on the New York Stock Exchange.

The BSX Insurance Index had a positive day, climbing 22.18 points, or 1.45 per cent, to close on 1,552.67.