Bermuda Commercial Bank Ltd. led the way in trading on the Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index (BSX) yesterday.

The bank's share price rose $1.40 (11.2 percent) to close at $13.90, with 2,000 shares traded.

Argus Group Holdings Ltd. also boosted their share value, as it climbed 90 cents (6.4 percent) to finish on $14.90. A total of 328 shares were traded.

Other big traders included Butterfield Bank (8,900 shares) and KeyTech Ltd. (550 shares), but their share price remained unaffected.

The Index as a whole closed up 45.06 points (0.90 percent) at 5,079.07, with 11,778 shares worth $214,915.50 changing hands.

The BSX Insurance Index also inched up 0.47 percent to 1,306.15.