(Sharecast News) - Ferrexpo revealed on Friday that chief executive James North had acquired 109,329 shares in the London-listed mining company.

North, who joined Ferrexpo in November 2014, purchased the shares on Thursday at an average price of 165.72p each, for a total value of £181,174.78.

As of 1405 GMT, Ferrexpo shares were up 4.35% at 172.90p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Ferrexpo (FXPO)

Director name: North,James

Amount purchased: 109,329 @ 165.72p

Value: £181,174.78

Bank Of Cyprus Holdings Public Limited Company (cdi) (BOCH)

Director name: Iordanou,Constantine

Amount purchased: 101,206 @ 145.00p

Value: £146,748.70

On The Beach Group (OTB)

Director name: Morton,Shaun

Amount purchased: 36,999 @ 153.31p

Value: £56,721.98

Insig Ai (INSG)

Director name: Bernstein,Richard

Amount purchased: 380,000 @ 13.66p

Value: £51,908.00

(ITH)

Director name: Bruce,Alan Alexander

Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 100.00p

Value: £50,000.00

On The Beach Group (OTB)

Director name: Cooper ,Simon

Amount purchased: 29,033 @ 153.31p

Value: £44,509.56

Tialis Essential It (TIA)

Director name: Smith,Ian

Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 70.00p

Value: £35,000.00

Bank Of Ireland Group (cdi) (BIRG)

Director name: Spain ,Mark

Amount purchased: 3,058 @ 8.82

Value: 26,971.56

Up Global Sourcing Holdings (UPGS)

Director name: Dent,Chris

Amount purchased: 13,953 @ 138.00p

Value: £19,255.14

Spirax-sarco Engineering (SPX)

Director name: Archon,Angela

Amount purchased: 150 @ 10,834.23p

Value: £16,251.35

Staffline Group (STAF)

Director name: Spain,Thomas

Amount purchased: 38,801 @ 39.50p

Value: £15,326.40

Rockfire Resources (ROCK)

Director name: Elliott ,Patrick

Amount purchased: 2,500,000 @ 0.28p

Value: £7,000.00

Image Scan Holdings (IGE)

Director name: Jackson,Timothy David

Amount purchased: 378,300 @ 1.85p

Value: £6,998.55

Tialis Essential It (TIA)

Director name: Smith,Ian

Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 66.40p

Value: £3,320.00

Image Scan Holdings (IGE)

Director name: Deery,Vincent James

Amount purchased: 153,846 @ 1.30p

Value: £2,000.00

Image Scan Holdings (IGE)

Director name: Atwell-King,Sarah

Amount purchased: 152,985 @ 1.30p

Value: £1,988.04

Tialis Essential It (TIA)

Director name: Smith,Ian

Amount purchased: 2,500 @ 68.33p

Value: £1,708.25

Top Director Sells

Staffline Group (STAF)

Director name: Spain,Thomas

Amount sold: 38,801 @ 39.50p

Value: £15,326.40

Staffline Group (STAF)

Director name: Spain,Thomas

Amount sold: 38,801 @ 39.50p

Value: £15,326.40