(Sharecast News) - Litigation Capital Management was at the top of the list of director buys on Monday, after its chairman spent more than £0.16m on its shares.

The AIM-traded firm said Jonathan Moulds bought 155,000 shares at a price of 104.92p each, spending a total of £162,626.01 in the process.

It said that following the purchase, Moulds had an interest in 1.98 million of its shares, representing 1.66% of its issued share capital.

On the selling side of things was palm oil producer MP Evans, after an executive director sold almost £0.15m of shares to cover the costs of an option exercise.

The AIM-traded company said K Chandra Sekaran exercised options over 30,000 shares, and then sold 14,000 to cover his costs.

Sekaran sold those shares for 1,061p each, netting a total of £148,540.

Top Director Buys

Litigation Capital Management Limited (di) (LIT)

Director name: Moulds,Jonathan

Amount purchased: 155,000 @ 104.92p

Value: £162,626.01

Iqgeo Group (IQG)

Director name: Royde ,Max

Amount purchased: 55,000 @ 147.00p

Value: £80,850.00

Bmo Private Equity Trust (BPET)

Director name: Baxter,Audrey

Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 465.00p

Value: £46,500.00

Mcbride (MCB)

Director name: Nodland,Jeffrey

Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 34.16p

Value: £34,160.00

Gcp Infrastructure Investments Ltd (GCP)

Director name: Didham,Andrew

Amount purchased: 25,862 @ 116.00p

Value: £29,999.07

Hamak Gold Limited Npv (di) (HAMA)

Director name: Lampshire,Martin

Amount purchased: 185,000 @ 10.00p

Value: £18,500.00

Mears Group (MER)

Director name: Smith,Andrew C M

Amount purchased: 8,000 @ 198.49p

Value: £15,879.20

Mears Group (MER)

Director name: Smith,Andrew C M

Amount purchased: 7,500 @ 198.65p

Value: £14,898.75

Mears Group (MER)

Director name: Smith,Andrew C M

Amount purchased: 7,500 @ 198.65p

Value: £14,898.75

Mears Group (MER)

Director name: Smith,Andrew C M

Amount purchased: 2,500 @ 198.26p

Value: £4,956.50

Centrica (CNA)

Director name: Rudd ,Amber

Amount purchased: 2,449 @ 77.85p

Value: £1,906.50

Uk Oil & Gas (UKOG)

Director name: Sanderson,Stephen (Steve)

Amount purchased: 865,800 @ 0.12p

Value: £1,000.00

Top Director Sells

M. P. Evans Group (MPE)

Director name: Sekaran,K Chandra

Amount sold: 14,000 @ 1,061.00p

Value: £148,540.00