(Sharecast News) - Inchcape revealed on Thursday that chairman Nigel Stein had acquired 15,318 ordinary shares in the London-listed automotive distributor.

Stein, who took over as chairman in 2018, purchased the shares on Wednesday at an average price of 640.75p each, for a total value of £98,150.08.

As of 1610 GMT, Inchcape shares were up 2.18% at 656.0p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT)

Director name: Tatton-Brown,Duncan

Amount purchased: 236,220 @ 125.87p

Value: £297,321.39

Keller Group (KLR)

Director name: Porritt,Kerry

Amount purchased: 15,000 @ 934.00p

Value: £140,100.00

Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT)

Director name: Keher,Nick

Amount purchased: 77,975 @ 127.59p

Value: £99,488.85

Inchcape (INCH)

Director name: Stein,Nigel

Amount purchased: 15,318 @ 640.75p

Value: £98,150.08

Aviva (AV.)

Director name: Blanc,Amanda

Amount purchased: 17,121 @ 468.68p

Value: £80,242.60

Premier Foods (PFD)

Director name: Day,Colin R

Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 153.80p

Value: £76,900.00

Aviva (AV.)

Director name: Blanc,Amanda

Amount purchased: 10,597 @ 474.11p

Value: £50,241.01

Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT)

Director name: Sanghera,Gurdial (Gordon)

Amount purchased: 39,196 @ 127.47p

Value: £49,963.92

Ninety One (N91)

Director name: Toit,Hendrik du

Amount purchased: 21,637 @ 164.00p

Value: £35,484.68

Serica Energy (SQZ)

Director name: Copeland,Martin

Amount purchased: 19,000 @ 179.20p

Value: £34,048.00

Diaceutics (DXRX)

Director name: Paterson,Graham

Amount purchased: 33,564 @ 98.50p

Value: £33,060.54

Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT)

Director name: Sanghera,Gurdial (Gordon)

Amount purchased: 23,737 @ 126.29p

Value: £29,978.05

Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT)

Director name: Sanghera,Gurdial (Gordon)

Amount purchased: 15,467 @ 129.21p

Value: £19,985.13

Sunrise Resources (SRES)

Director name: Cheetham,Patrick

Amount purchased: 23,000,000 @ 0.04p

Value: £9,821.00

Grainger (GRI)

Director name: Hudson ,Robert

Amount purchased: 120 @ 252.00p

Value: £302.40

Grainger (GRI)

Director name: Gordon,Helen

Amount purchased: 120 @ 252.00p

Value: £302.40

Capita (CPI)

Director name: Weller,Tim

Amount purchased: 846 @ 20.40p

Value: £172.61

Moneysupermarket.com Group (MONY)

Director name: Duffy,Peter

Amount purchased: 62 @ 240.50p

Value: £149.11

Judges Scientific (JDG)

Director name: Lavelle,Mark

Amount purchased: 1 @ 1,098.00p

Value: £10.98

Judges Scientific (JDG)

Director name: Cicurel,David

Amount purchased: 1 @ 1,098.00p

Value: £10.98

Judges Scientific (JDG)

Director name: Ormsby,Bradley Leonard

Amount purchased: 1 @ 1,098.00p

Value: £10.98

Top Director Sells

Kerry Group 'a' Shares (cdi) (KYGA)

Director name: Behan,Gerry

Amount sold: 8,750 @ 81.44

Value: 712,600.02

Keller Group (KLR)

Director name: Porritt,Kerry

Amount sold: 15,000 @ 934.00p

Value: £140,100.00

Hollywood Bowl Group (BOWL)

Director name: Schofield,Ivan

Amount sold: 20,000 @ 333.70p

Value: £66,740.00

Hollywood Bowl Group (BOWL)

Director name: Schofield,Ivan

Amount sold: 20,000 @ 331.60p

Value: £66,320.00

Nb Global Monthly Income Fund Limited Red Ord Shs Npv £ (NBMI)

Director name: Dorey,Rupert O

Amount sold: 21,694 @ 79.04p

Value: £17,146.94

Nb Global Monthly Income Fund Limited Red Ord Shs Npv £ (NBMI)

Director name: Dorey,Rupert O

Amount sold: 10,607 @ 79.04p

Value: £8,383.77