(Sharecast News) - Crest Nicholson was in the red in late trading on Tuesday, after its chief executive officer bought almost £0.2m worth of shares.

The FTSE 250 housebuilder said Peter Truscott purchased 85,000 shares in an open market transaction in London on Monday.

Truscott paid 228.48p for each share, spending a total of £194,208 on his investment.

At 1542 BST, shares in Crest Nicholson Holdings were down 2.01% at 224.6p.

Reporting by Josh White at Sharecast.com.

Top Director Buys

Symphony International Holdings Ltd. (SIHL)

Director name: Thadani,Anil

Amount purchased: 461,384 @ $0.48

Value: $221,464.32

Crest Nicholson Holdings (CRST)

Director name: Truscott ,Peter

Amount purchased: 85,000 @ 228.48p

Value: £194,208.00

Civitas Social Housing (CSH)

Director name: Wrobel,Michael

Amount purchased: 79,402 @ 75.04p

Value: £59,584.93

Jupiter Fund Management (JUP)

Director name: Neubert,Suzy

Amount purchased: 46,000 @ 107.74p

Value: £49,560.40

(HWG)

Director name: Shillaw,Lynda

Amount purchased: 14,102 @ 141.82p

Value: £19,999.46

Cranswick (CWK)

Director name: Bottomley,Mark

Amount purchased: 639 @ 3,127.26p

Value: £19,983.19

Cranswick (CWK)

Director name: Bottomley,Mark

Amount purchased: 641 @ 3,115.49p

Value: £19,970.29

(HWG)

Director name: Bromfield ,Angela

Amount purchased: 14,072 @ 141.31p

Value: £19,885.14

Speedy Hire (SDY)

Director name: Dasani,Shatish D.

Amount purchased: 40,000 @ 40.00p

Value: £16,001.16

Audioboom Group (BOOM)

Director name: Tobin,Michael

Amount purchased: 1,886 @ 500.00p

Value: £9,430.00

Bivictrix Therapeutics (BVX)

Director name: Ross,Iain Gladstone

Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 17.70p

Value: £8,850.00

Ms International (MSI)

Director name: Bell,Nicholas

Amount purchased: 2,500 @ 330.00p

Value: £8,250.00

Bivictrix Therapeutics (BVX)

Director name: Ross,Iain Gladstone

Amount purchased: 30,000 @ 17.80p

Value: £5,340.00

Bivictrix Therapeutics (BVX)

Director name: Ross,Iain Gladstone

Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 17.90p

Value: £4,475.00

Fdm Group (holdings) (FDM)

Director name: McLaren ,Michael (Mike)

Amount purchased: 67 @ 743.00p

Value: £497.81

Bp (BP.)

Director name: Auchincloss,Murray

Amount purchased: 82 @ 450.80p

Value: £369.66

Bp (BP.)

Director name: Looney,Bernard

Amount purchased: 70 @ 450.80p

Value: £315.56

Schroders (SDR)

Director name: Harrison ,Peter

Amount purchased: 8 @ 2,708.97p

Value: £216.72

Schroders (SDR)

Director name: Keers,Richard

Amount purchased: 8 @ 2,708.97p

Value: £216.72

Croda International (CRDA)

Director name: Foots,Steve

Amount purchased: 3 @ 6,964.00p

Value: £208.92

Oxford Instruments (OXIG)

Director name: Hill,Gavin

Amount purchased: 7 @ 2,164.00p

Value: £151.48

Oxford Instruments (OXIG)

Director name: Barkshire,Ian

Amount purchased: 7 @ 2,164.00p

Value: £151.48

Zotefoams (ZTF)

Director name: McGrath ,Gary

Amount purchased: 53 @ 283.00p

Value: £149.99

Sthree (STEM)

Director name: Beach,Andrew

Amount purchased: 40 @ 372.34p

Value: £148.93

Zotefoams (ZTF)

Director name: Stirling,David

Amount purchased: 52 @ 283.00p

Value: £147.16

Travis Perkins (TPK)

Director name: Roberts,Nick

Amount purchased: 17 @ 851.81p

Value: £144.81

Croda International (CRDA)

Director name: Maiden,Jez K

Amount purchased: 2 @ 6,964.00p

Value: £139.28

Gsk (GSK)

Director name: Walmsley,Emma

Amount purchased: 9 @ 1,362.09p

Value: £122.59