(Sharecast News) - Hikma Pharmaceuticals was among those on the list of director buys on Thursday, after a non-executive director added almost £27k worth of shares to his holding.

The FTSE 250 company said Douglas Hurt picked up 1,500 shares on 6 June, in a single transaction on the London Stock Exchange.

Hurt paid 1,820p for each share, valuing the investment at a total of £27,300.

On the selling side of things was London Stock Exchange Group, as its share repurchase programme rolled on.

The exchange operator said York Holdings II sold another 2,470 shares back to the company on 7 June, at a price of 8,754.88p apiece.

York Holdings II was described by LSE Group as being "closely associated with" Martin Brand, who is a director of both entities.

It is understood York Holdings II is part of the complex ownership structure that holds Thomson Reuters and Blackstone's shares in LSE Group, established when the latter completed the acquisition of Refinitiv.

At 1415 BST, shares in Hikma Pharmaceuticals were up 1.3% at 1,837p, while those in London Stock Exchange Group were down 0.37% at 8,710p.

Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.

Top Director Buys

Hikma Pharmaceuticals (HIK)

Director name: Hurt,Douglas

Amount purchased: 1,500 @ 1,820.00p

Value: �27,300.00

M Winkworth (WINK)

Director name: Agace,Dominic

Amount purchased: 16,700 @ 160.26p

Value: �26,763.42

Impax Asset Management Group (IPX)

Director name: Simm,Ian

Amount purchased: 2,580 @ 619.50p

Value: �15,983.10

Impax Asset Management Group (IPX)

Director name: Simm,Ian

Amount purchased: 1,861 @ 646.50p

Value: �12,031.37

Strip Tinning Holdings (STG)

Director name: Barton,Richard

Amount purchased: 25,500 @ 39.00p

Value: �9,945.00

Strip Tinning Holdings (STG)

Director name: Taylor,Matthew

Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 39.00p

Value: �9,750.00

Strip Tinning Holdings (STG)

Director name: Robson,Adam

Amount purchased: 12,500 @ 39.00p

Value: �4,875.00

Strip Tinning Holdings (STG)

Director name: Van,Adam Le

Amount purchased: 9,300 @ 39.00p

Value: �3,627.00

Vertu Motors (VTU)

Director name: Forrester,Robert

Amount purchased: 2,943 @ 61.00p

Value: �1,795.23

Vertu Motors (VTU)

Director name: Crane,David

Amount purchased: 2,943 @ 61.00p

Value: �1,795.23

Vertu Motors (VTU)

Director name: Anderson,Karen

Amount purchased: 2,943 @ 61.00p

Value: �1,795.23

Strip Tinning Holdings (STG)

Director name: George ,Paul

Amount purchased: 2,946 @ 39.00p

Value: �1,148.94

British American Tobacco (BATS)

Director name: Marroco,Tadeu

Amount purchased: 6 @ 2,622.97p

Value: �157.38

Softcat (SCT)

Director name: Charlton,Graham

Amount purchased: 11 @ 1,376.00p

Value: �151.36

Softcat (SCT)

Director name: Watt,Graeme

Amount purchased: 11 @ 1,376.00p

Value: �151.36

Barr (a.g.) (BAG)

Director name: Lorimer,Stuart

Amount purchased: 29 @ 517.00p

Value: �149.93

Barr (a.g.) (BAG)

Director name: Kemp,Jonathan David

Amount purchased: 29 @ 517.00p

Value: �149.93

Barr (a.g.) (BAG)

Director name: White,Roger Alexander

Amount purchased: 29 @ 517.00p

Value: �149.93

Moneysupermarket.com Group (MONY)

Director name: Duffy,Peter

Amount purchased: 57 @ 261.90p

Value: �149.28

British American Tobacco (BATS)

Director name: Iqbal,Javed

Amount purchased: 5 @ 2,622.97p

Value: �131.15

Barr (a.g.) (BAG)

Director name: Kemp,Jonathan David

Amount purchased: 15 @ n/a

Value: n/a

Barr (a.g.) (BAG)

Director name: White,Roger Alexander

Amount purchased: 14 @ n/a

Value: n/a

Barr (a.g.) (BAG)

Director name: Lorimer,Stuart

Amount purchased: 14 @ n/a

Value: n/a

Top Director Sells

Thungela Resources Limited Npv (di) (TGA)

Director name: Ndlovu,July

Amount sold: 202,424 @ R130.50

Value: R1,178,674.42

Thungela Resources Limited Npv (di) (TGA)

Director name: Frederick,Gideon

Amount sold: 101,212 @ R130.50

Value: R589,337.21

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)

Director name: Brand,Martin

Amount sold: 2,470 @ 8,754.88p

Value: �216,245.53

Impax Asset Management Group (IPX)

Director name: Simm,Ian

Amount sold: 2,583 @ 619.50p

Value: �16,001.69

Impax Asset Management Group (IPX)

Director name: Simm,Ian

Amount sold: 1,864 @ 646.50p

Value: �12,050.76