(Sharecast News) - Trading platform operator IG Group was at the top of the list of director buys on Friday, after one of its board members spent over £0.7m on shares.

The FTSE 250 company said senior independent non-executive director Jonathan Moulds bought 100,000 shares on Thursday.

Moulds paid 702.65p for each share, spending a total of £702,650.02 on the transaction.

On the selling side of things was Goldplat again, after a non-executive director sold another tranche of shares.

The AIM-traded firm said Gerard Kisbey-Green sold 360,000 shares on Thursday for 7.7p apiece, valuing the sale at £27,720.

It said Kisbey-Green had sold half of his holding over the last 14 days, adding that he had "no current intention" to sell any more shares.

The director's shareholding following the transactions totalled 1,333,334 shares, representing 0.79% of Goldplat's voting rights.

Top Director Buys

Ig Group Holdings (IGG)

Director name: Moulds,Jonathan

Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 702.65p

Value: £702,650.02

Okyo Pharma Limited Npv (OKYO)

Director name: Cerrone,Gabriele

Amount purchased: 5,800,000 @ 6.25p

Value: £362,500.00

Darktrace (DARK)

Director name: Hurst,Gordon M

Amount purchased: 55,000 @ 369.00p

Value: £202,950.00

Vodafone Group (VOD)

Director name: Valle,Margherita D.

Amount purchased: 108,702 @ 118.76p

Value: £129,094.50

Marston's (MARS)

Director name: Rucker,William

Amount purchased: 200,000 @ 57.07p

Value: £114,140.00

Shoe Zone (SHOE)

Director name: Boot ,Terry

Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 151.50p

Value: £37,875.00

Round Hill Music Royalty Fund Limited Npv (RHM)

Director name: Keeling,Francis

Amount purchased: 30,000 @ $1.07

Value: $32,100.00

Benchmark Holdings (BMK)

Director name: Myhre,Yngve

Amount purchased: 66,932 @ 44.50p

Value: £29,784.74

Artemis Resources Limited Npv (di) (ARV)

Director name: Clayton,Alastair

Amount purchased: 1,250,000 @ 2.10p

Value: £26,250.00

Audioboom Group (BOOM)

Director name: Tobin,Michael

Amount purchased: 1,351 @ 1,460.00p

Value: £19,724.60

Henderson Opportunities Trust (HOT)

Director name: Morgan,Harry

Amount purchased: 700 @ 1,179.50p

Value: £8,256.50

Strip Tinning Holdings (STG)

Director name: Van,Adam Le

Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 110.00p

Value: £5,500.00

Artemis Resources Limited Npv (di) (ARV)

Director name: Clayton,Alastair

Amount purchased: 250,000 @ 2.08p

Value: £5,200.00

Benchmark Holdings (BMK)

Director name: Myhre,Yngve

Amount purchased: 9,469 @ 44.50p

Value: £4,213.70

Howden Joinery Group (HWDN)

Director name: Hayes,Paul

Amount purchased: 286 @ 631.20p

Value: £1,805.23

Howden Joinery Group (HWDN)

Director name: Livingston,Andrew

Amount purchased: 23 @ 631.20p

Value: £145.18

Top Director Sells

Goldplat (GDP)

Director name: Kisbey-Green,Gerard

Amount sold: 360,000 @ 7.70p

Value: £27,720.00