closed at $25 on the Bermuda Stock Exchange on Friday, with a volume of 3,800, pushing the Index up 2.5 to 988.26.

There was a small amount of trading in Bank of Bermuda shares, which changed hands for an unchanged price of $43.50, with a volume of 251.

Minor trades were done in Masters Ltd., which remained the same at $9.50, with a volume of 200, and Belco, which stayed at $21, with a volume of 100.

The total volume for the week almost reached $1 million, due largely to the $500,000 worth of trading in the Bank of Butterfield on Thursday. Bermuda Exchange -- Page 12 .