(Sharecast News) - On the buying side of the ledger on Tuesday was pawnbroking chain H&T Group, whose chairman picked up 15,000 shares.

The company said Simon Walker bought the shares in a single transaction on the London Stock Exchange on 12 June.

Walker paid 444.35p for each share, valuing the transaction at a total of £66.652.50.

Following the transaction, H&T Group said Walker's beneficial holding in the company totalled 15,000 shares, representing 0.03% of its total issued share capital.

Over on the list of director sells was London Stock Exchange Group, as its share buyback programme rolled on.

The firm said York Holdings II offloaded another 8,200 shares on 12 June, at a price of 8,702.86p apiece.

In its disclosure, LSE Group said York Holdings II is a "person closely associated" with Martin Brand, who is a director of both that entity and of London Stock Exchange.

At 1450 BST, shares in London Stock Exchange Group were up 0.9% at 8,756p, while those in H&T Group were ahead 0.57% at 442.5p.

Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.

Top Director Buys

H&t Group (HAT)

Director name: Walker,Simon

Amount purchased: 15,000 @ 444.35p

Value: �66,652.50

Conduit Holdings Limited Com Shs (di) (CRE)

Director name: Carvey,Trevor

Amount purchased: 4,000 @ 475.50p

Value: �19,020.00

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon (BGS)

Director name: Rotheroe,Abigail

Amount purchased: 10,189 @ 146.36p

Value: �14,912.72

Brown (n.) Group (BWNG)

Director name: Appleton,Dominic

Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 23.98p

Value: �11,988.65

Conduit Holdings Limited Com Shs (di) (CRE)

Director name: Carvey,Trevor

Amount purchased: 2,000 @ 476.46p

Value: �9,529.20

Conduit Holdings Limited Com Shs (di) (CRE)

Director name: Carvey,Trevor

Amount purchased: 2,000 @ 476.00p

Value: �9,520.00

Conduit Holdings Limited Com Shs (di) (CRE)

Director name: Carvey,Trevor

Amount purchased: 2,000 @ 474.50p

Value: �9,490.00

Sancus Lending Group Limited Npv (LEND)

Director name: Mepham,Rory

Amount purchased: 1,000,000 @ 0.51p

Value: �5,100.00

Oxford Instruments (OXIG)

Director name: Hill,Gavin

Amount purchased: 6 @ 2,720.09p

Value: �163.21

Oxford Instruments (OXIG)

Director name: Barkshire,Ian

Amount purchased: 6 @ 2,720.09p

Value: �163.21

Sabre Insurance Group (SBRE)

Director name: Carter,Geoffrey Richard

Amount purchased: 106 @ 141.69p

Value: �150.19

Tesco (TSCO)

Director name: Murphy,Ken

Amount purchased: 52 @ 261.80p

Value: �136.14

Top Director Sells

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)

Director name: Brand,Martin

Amount sold: 8,200 @ 8,702.86p

Value: �713,634.54

Kosmos Energy (di) (KOS)

Director name: Goodwin,Deanna L

Amount sold: 112,000 @ $6.69

Value: $617,860.98

Kosmos Energy (di) (KOS)

Director name: Franklin,Roy

Amount sold: 8,000 @ $6.80

Value: $44,858.58