But there was also renewed interest in bonds, which showed unusually high activity.

The insurance sector saw 26,000 shares change hands, with BF&M and BF&M 9% preference shares accounting for 19,000 of the volume.

BF&M's 9% Conv. shares were about 12.5 cents higher than last week, closing the week after a volume of 12,000 at $10 a share.

Argus and BF&M were unchanged on volume of 7,000 shares.

The Bank of Bermuda closed about 12 cents off the previous week's $23 a share close on a volume of 5,045 and the Bank of Butterfield was a dollar higher at $33 on a volume of 3,548. The Bermuda Commercial Bank was unchanged at $10 5 , on a volume of 566.

Bank of Bermuda 9% US dollar notes slipped 12.5 cents $107.37.5 after a week of 352,000 in trading.

Government 6.5% notes were unchanged at 105, after a week's volume of 50,000.

Watlington Waterworks was down $1.75 to $11 after 1,722 shares changed hands during the week.

Share volume was down from last week's heavy volume, accounted for by the Bank of Bermuda, weighing in at 38,507 worth $521,074.

Bond volume was 407,000 at a value of $435,563. The total value of stocks and bonds traded totalled $956,637.