Argus Group Holdings Ltd was the only stock to advance in Bermuda Stock Exchange trading today.

The insurer gained 5 cents, or 1.3 per cent, to close on $4 on the trading of 4,000 shares.

Fellow insurer BF&M Ltd moved in the opposite direction, its shares dipping 3.8 per cent on low volume. BF&M closed down 65 cents at $16.35 as 200 shares changed hands.

Butterfield Bank was the most actively traded stock, falling 1 cent, or 0.6 per cent, to close on $1.63, as 116,304 shares were exchanged.

The Royal Gazette/BSX Index fell 9.55 points, or 0.82 per cent, to close on 1,161.19. Trading volume totalled just over 121,000 shares and turnover was just shy of $215,900.