yesterday, climbing by 50 cents to $32 on volume of 1,290. The Bank of Bermuda went up by 25 cents to $22.50 on volume of 1,745.

In the day's only other trade, BF&M's nine percent preference shares went down by $1 to $11.75 on volume of 3,250. The Exchange Index increased by 10.33 points to end the day at 1,190.75.