The Bermuda Stock Exchange yesterday saw a huge volume of shares trade during the day - $1.7 million.

The main bulk of the shares were Bank of Butterfield, which lost 45 cents to finish at $38.50 and traded 39,582 shares.

LOM Holdings and KeyTech also traded, but both closed unchanged at $3.10 and $10.25 respectively.

The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange index lost 10.89 points or 0.39 percent to close at 2,802.66 on a volume of 70,582 shares worth $1,650,632. No bonds traded.