(Sharecast News) - Inchcape revealed on Thursday that non-executive director Byron Grote had acquired 5,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed automotive distributor.

Grote, who was appointed to the board of Inchcape in January 2023, purchased the shares on Tuesday at an average price of 725p, for a total value of £36,250.

As of 1535 BST, Inchcape shares were up 1.65% at 706.50p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Inchcape (INCH)

Director name: Grote,Byron Elmer

Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 725.00p

Value: £36,250.00

Powerhouse Energy Group (PHE)

Director name: Brier,Ben Scott

Amount purchased: 1,362,728 @ 0.55p

Value: £7,495.00

Powerhouse Energy Group (PHE)

Director name: Brier,Ben Scott

Amount purchased: 914,076 @ 0.55p

Value: £5,000.00

Powerhouse Energy Group (PHE)

Director name: Brier,Ben Scott

Amount purchased: 915,750 @ 0.55p

Value: £5,000.00

Powerhouse Energy Group (PHE)

Director name: Brier,Ben Scott

Amount purchased: 935,393 @ 0.53p

Value: £4,995.00

Powerhouse Energy Group (PHE)

Director name: Brier,Ben Scott

Amount purchased: 918,198 @ 0.54p

Value: £4,995.00

Powerhouse Energy Group (PHE)

Director name: Brier,Ben Scott

Amount purchased: 912,328 @ 0.55p

Value: £4,995.00

Solgold (SOLG)

Director name: Smith,Paul

Amount purchased: 41,831 @ 9.77p

Value: £4,086.89

Solgold (SOLG)

Director name: Smith,Paul

Amount purchased: 39,064 @ 9.77p

Value: £3,816.55

Solgold (SOLG)

Director name: Smith,Paul

Amount purchased: 38,400 @ 9.77p

Value: £3,751.68

Solgold (SOLG)

Director name: Smith,Paul

Amount purchased: 31,184 @ 9.76p

Value: £3,043.56

Powerhouse Energy Group (PHE)

Director name: Brier,Ben Scott

Amount purchased: 564,030 @ 0.53p

Value: £2,995.00

Solgold (SOLG)

Director name: Smith,Paul

Amount purchased: 22,924 @ 9.77p

Value: £2,239.67

Powerhouse Energy Group (PHE)

Director name: Brier,Ben Scott

Amount purchased: 385,017 @ 0.53p

Value: £2,040.59

Mortgage Advice Bureau (holdings) (MAB1)

Director name: Imlach,Nathan James McLean

Amount purchased: 228 @ 817.30p

Value: £1,863.44

Top Director Sells

Frontier Developments (FDEV)

Director name: Braben ,David John

Amount sold: 11,000 @ 355.00p

Value: £39,050.00