(Sharecast News) - High-street fashion stalwart Next was in the green on Tuesday afternoon, after its chairman bought more than £0.35m worth of shares.

The company said Michael Roney, alongside the "closely associated" Sandra Roney, bought 7,500 of its shares.

It said the purchases were made across a number of trading venues and a large number of transactions on 30 September.

Next said the Roneys paid an average of 4,789.49p for each share purchased, giving the transactions a gross value of £359,211.59.

At 1629 BST, shares in Next were up 4.09% at 5,034p.

Reporting by Josh White at Sharecast.com.

Top Director Buys

Next (NXT)

Director name: Roney,Michael J

Amount purchased: 7,500 @ 4,789.49p

Value: £359,211.59

Cls Holdings (CLI)

Director name: Kirkman ,Andrew

Amount purchased: 110,175 @ 139.60p

Value: £153,804.30

Phoenix Group Holdings (PHNX)

Director name: Shott,Nicholas

Amount purchased: 28,694 @ 520.11p

Value: £149,239.21

Clarkson (CKN)

Director name: Hollingworth,Laurence

Amount purchased: 4,000 @ 2,690.74p

Value: £107,629.60

Phoenix Group Holdings (PHNX)

Director name: Briggs,Andrew

Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 515.77p

Value: £103,154.24

Spirax-sarco Engineering (SPX)

Director name: Anderson,Nicholas John

Amount purchased: 1,000 @ 10,238.57p

Value: £102,385.75

Intermediate Capital Group (ICP)

Director name: Purves,Kathryn

Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 974.00p

Value: £97,400.00

Fevertree Drinks (FEVR)

Director name: Havelock,Kevin

Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 836.00p

Value: £83,600.00

Fevertree Drinks (FEVR)

Director name: Havelock,Kevin

Amount purchased: 8,000 @ 837.00p

Value: £66,960.00

Persimmon (PSN)

Director name: Place,Joanna

Amount purchased: 4,045 @ 1,226.00p

Value: £49,591.70

Fevertree Drinks (FEVR)

Director name: Havelock,Kevin

Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 841.00p

Value: £42,050.00

Fevertree Drinks (FEVR)

Director name: Havelock,Kevin

Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 829.00p

Value: £41,450.00

Brooks Macdonald Group (BRK)

Director name: Shepherd,Andrew William

Amount purchased: 2,103 @ 1,882.50p

Value: £39,588.98

Trident Royalties (TRR)

Director name: Reading,David J.

Amount purchased: 75,000 @ 51.00p

Value: £38,250.00

Fevertree Drinks (FEVR)

Director name: Havelock,Kevin

Amount purchased: 4,000 @ 835.00p

Value: £33,400.00

Fevertree Drinks (FEVR)

Director name: Havelock,Kevin

Amount purchased: 3,000 @ 839.00p

Value: £25,170.00

Fevertree Drinks (FEVR)

Director name: Havelock,Kevin

Amount purchased: 3,000 @ 836.00p

Value: £25,080.00

Fevertree Drinks (FEVR)

Director name: Havelock,Kevin

Amount purchased: 3,000 @ 826.00p

Value: £24,780.00

Avi Global Trust (AGT)

Director name: Galloway,Neil

Amount purchased: 13,500 @ 177.30p

Value: £23,935.36

Sdcl Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEIT)

Director name: Knowles,Christopher

Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 100.86p

Value: £20,172.80

Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund Limited (SEQI)

Director name: Stewart ,James

Amount purchased: 23,250 @ 81.30p

Value: £18,901.85

Ariana Resources (AAU)

Director name: Villiers,Michael de

Amount purchased: 500,000 @ 3.20p

Value: £16,000.00

Sdcl Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEIT)

Director name: Roper,Tony

Amount purchased: 15,000 @ 100.12p

Value: £15,018.60

Ariana Resources (AAU)

Director name: Villiers,Michael de

Amount purchased: 500,000 @ 2.88p

Value: £14,400.00

Trident Royalties (TRR)

Director name: Reading,David J.

Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 51.00p

Value: £12,750.00

Trident Royalties (TRR)

Director name: Reading,David J.

Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 51.00p

Value: £12,750.00

Trident Royalties (TRR)

Director name: Reading,David J.

Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 50.00p

Value: £12,500.00

Trident Royalties (TRR)

Director name: Reading,David J.

Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 48.00p

Value: £12,000.00

Sdcl Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEIT)

Director name: Knowles,Christopher

Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 102.20p

Value: £10,220.00

Bellevue Healthcare Trust (red) (BBH)

Director name: Grewal ,Randeep Singh

Amount purchased: 5,842 @ 163.50p

Value: £9,551.67

Cyanconnode Holdings (CYAN)

Director name: Peacock,Heather

Amount purchased: 72,340 @ 11.75p

Value: £8,499.95

Synthomer (SYNT)

Director name: Connolly,Brendan

Amount purchased: 6,979 @ 106.75p

Value: £7,450.36

Bellevue Healthcare Trust (red) (BBH)

Director name: Dixon,Josephine

Amount purchased: 3,633 @ 163.50p

Value: £5,939.95

Sdcl Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEIT)

Director name: Clarkson,Helen

Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 100.70p

Value: £5,034.75

Sdcl Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEIT)

Director name: Patel,Sarika

Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 99.97p

Value: £4,998.70

Invesco Asia Trust (IAT)

Director name: Madden,Myriam

Amount purchased: 1,500 @ 319.00p

Value: £4,785.00

Bellevue Healthcare Trust (red) (BBH)

Director name: Bolsover,Kate

Amount purchased: 2,881 @ 163.50p

Value: £4,710.43

Bellevue Healthcare Trust (red) (BBH)

Director name: Southgate,Paul

Amount purchased: 2,592 @ 163.50p

Value: £4,237.92

Bellevue Healthcare Trust (red) (BBH)

Director name: Young,Tony

Amount purchased: 2,592 @ 163.50p

Value: £4,237.92

Synectics (SNX)

Director name: Webb ,Paul

Amount purchased: 819 @ 110.00p

Value: £900.90

Top Director Sells

Brooks Macdonald Group (BRK)

Director name: Thorpe,Ben

Amount sold: 3,379 @ 1,882.50p

Value: £63,609.68

Baronsmead Second Venture Trust (BMD)

Director name: Groat,Malcolm

Amount sold: 37,426 @ 64.00p

Value: £23,952.64