Banking proved to be the busiest sector on The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) yesterday.

Butterfield Bank's common shares rose five cents (1.3 percent) to $4, with 15,700 shares traded, while its preference shares fell $5 (0.4 percent) to $1,220, as 3,000 shares changed hands.

LOM (Holdings) Ltd. also transacted 2,000 shares, but its price held firm, as did Devonshire Industries Ltd. with 2,500 shares.

The Index, as a whole, increased 8.74 points (0.42 percent) to 2,105.24, with 20,200 shares worth BD$88,865 and 3,000 shares worth US$3,700,626.67 traded.

The BSX Insurance Index, however, dropped 19.96 points (2.04 percent) to 957.83.