(Sharecast News) - Capita was at the top of the list of director purchases on Thursday, after its chief financial officer picked up more than half a million shares.

The FTSE 250 company said Tim Weller purchased 539,176 shares on 6 September, in a single transaction on the London Stock Exchange.

Weller paid 16.6089p for each share, valuing the transaction at a total of £89,551.20.

Elsewhere, Ninety One disclosed the purchase of 60,000 shares by an entity linked to a number of its directors.

It said Forty Two Point Two bought 10,000 shares at 170p each, for a total value of £17,000, and 50,000 shares for 168p apiece, valuing the second transaction at £84,000.

The first transaction took place on 4 September, and the second on 6 September, with both occurring on the London Stock Exchange.

In its disclosure, Ninety One said Forty Two Point Two is wholly owned by the Marathon Trust, which counts six of the group's directors as beneficiaries.

Those directors are Hendrik du Toit and Kim McFarland of Ninety One, Johan Schreuder and Cora Kielblock of Ninety One Assurance, and Adam Fletcher and David McGillveray of Ninety One Guernsey.

At 1539 BST, shares in Capita were down 2.11% at 16.28p, while those in Ninety One Group were off 1.18% at 167.8p.

Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.

Top Director Buys

Capita (CPI)

Director name: Weller,Tim

Amount purchased: 539,176 @ 16.61p

Value: £89,551.20

Ninety One (N91)

Director name: McFarland,Kim Mary

Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 168.00p

Value: £84,000.00

Restore (RST)

Director name: Hopkins,Jamie

Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 204.00p

Value: £51,000.00

Restore (RST)

Director name: Hopkins,Jamie

Amount purchased: 22,000 @ 217.00p

Value: £47,740.00

Ninety One (N91)

Director name: Toit,Hendrik du

Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 170.00p

Value: £17,000.00

Caledonia Investments (CLDN)

Director name: Buckley,Farah

Amount purchased: 250 @ 3,445.75p

Value: £8,614.38

Sirius Real Estate Ltd. (SRE)

Director name: Coombs,Andrew

Amount purchased: 8,238 @ 88.00p

Value: £7,249.43

Gfinity (GFIN)

Director name: Halley,David

Amount purchased: 2,000,000 @ 0.13p

Value: £2,500.00

Gfinity (GFIN)

Director name: Halley,David

Amount purchased: 2,000,000 @ 0.12p

Value: £2,380.00

Gfinity (GFIN)

Director name: Halley,David

Amount purchased: 1,850,000 @ 0.13p

Value: £2,331.00

Actual Experience (ACT)

Director name: English ,Kirsten

Amount purchased: 285,478 @ 0.78p

Value: £2,226.73

Southern Energy Corp. Npv (di) (SOUC)

Director name: Atkinson,Ian Kenneth

Amount purchased: 9,338 @ $0.36

Value: $1,988.81

Ecofin Global Utilities And Infrastructure Trust (EGL)

Director name: Nicklin ,Susannah

Amount purchased: 1,161 @ 170.00p

Value: £1,973.70

Actual Experience (ACT)

Director name: Bennetts,Steve

Amount purchased: 184,541 @ 0.78p

Value: £1,439.42

Gfinity (GFIN)

Director name: Halley,David

Amount purchased: 1,150,000 @ 0.12p

Value: £1,421.40

Restore (RST)

Director name: Hopkins,Jamie

Amount purchased: 350 @ 210.00p

Value: £735.00

Actual Experience (ACT)

Director name: Steele ,Richard

Amount purchased: 88,446 @ 0.78p

Value: £689.88

Actual Experience (ACT)

Director name: Hoffman,Barry

Amount purchased: 52,594 @ 0.78p

Value: £410.23

Grainger (GRI)

Director name: Hudson ,Robert

Amount purchased: 128 @ 234.00p

Value: £299.52

Grainger (GRI)

Director name: Gordon,Helen

Amount purchased: 128 @ 234.00p

Value: £299.52

Mj Gleeson (GLE)

Director name: Johnson,Leanne

Amount purchased: 53 @ 383.00p

Value: £202.99

Mj Gleeson (GLE)

Director name: Prothero,Graham

Amount purchased: 52 @ 383.00p

Value: £199.16

Mj Gleeson (GLE)

Director name: Allanson ,Stefan

Amount purchased: 52 @ 383.00p

Value: £199.16

Moneysupermarket.com Group (MONY)

Director name: Duffy,Peter

Amount purchased: 61 @ 245.21p

Value: £149.58

Lsl Property Services (LSL)

Director name: Castleton ,Adam

Amount purchased: 61 @ 245.00p

Value: £149.45

Lsl Property Services (LSL)

Director name: Stewart,David

Amount purchased: 61 @ 245.00p

Value: £149.45

British American Tobacco (BATS)

Director name: Marroco,Tadeu

Amount purchased: 5 @ 2,569.00p

Value: £128.45