days of dramatic jumps, dropping 1.9 points to close at 996.27.

The only upward mover was Telco, whose shares climbed 25 cents to $35.50, with a volume of 200.

That was offset when Bank of Butterfield stock fell by 25 cents to $24.50, with a volume of 600, while, in the day's only other trade, 605 shares in Bermuda Commercial Bank were traded for an unchanged price of $9 each.