The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index rose .24 percent or 6.34 points to close at 2,686.04 yesterday.

In all some 31,450 shares generating $157,135 in transfers, with 20,000 LOM (Holdings) shares selling at $2.25 - a 25 cent rise. In banking, 8,400 Bermuda Commercial Bank shares sold unchanged at $6.75.