Utilities group Ascendant dropped 35 cents to $7.15 on The Royal Gazette/BSX Index.

The fall, equal to 4.7 per cent, came after 600 shares traded.

Insurance firm Argus went up 14 cents, or 3.2 per cent, to $4.54 after 1,300 shares sold.

Fellow insurer BF&M was unchanged at $20.50 after 1,877 shares changed hands.

The Bank of Butterfield was unchanged at $31.50 following the movement of 5,659 shares.

On the New York Stock Exchange, the bank was up 10 cents, or 0.31 per cent, at $32.32.

The Royal Gazette/BSX Index closed down 0.58 points, or 0.03 per cent, at 1,937.38.

The BSX Insurance Index ended the day down 7.17 points, or 0.40 per cent, at 1,771.23.