Last checked at 
(Sharecast News) - Crest Nicholson was in the red in late trading on Tuesday, after its chief executive officer bought almost £0.2m worth of shares.
The FTSE 250 housebuilder said Peter Truscott purchased 85,000 shares in an open market transaction in London on Monday.
Truscott paid 228.48p for each share, spending a total of £194,208 on his investment.
At 1542 BST, shares in Crest Nicholson Holdings were down 2.01% at 224.6p.
Reporting by Josh White at Sharecast.com.
Top Director Buys
Symphony International Holdings Ltd. (SIHL)
Director name: Thadani,Anil
Amount purchased: 461,384 @ $0.48
Value: $221,464.32
Crest Nicholson Holdings (CRST)
Director name: Truscott ,Peter
Amount purchased: 85,000 @ 228.48p
Value: £194,208.00
Civitas Social Housing (CSH)
Director name: Wrobel,Michael
Amount purchased: 79,402 @ 75.04p
Value: £59,584.93
Jupiter Fund Management (JUP)
Director name: Neubert,Suzy
Amount purchased: 46,000 @ 107.74p
Value: £49,560.40
(HWG)
Director name: Shillaw,Lynda
Amount purchased: 14,102 @ 141.82p
Value: £19,999.46
Cranswick (CWK)
Director name: Bottomley,Mark
Amount purchased: 639 @ 3,127.26p
Value: £19,983.19
Cranswick (CWK)
Director name: Bottomley,Mark
Amount purchased: 641 @ 3,115.49p
Value: £19,970.29
(HWG)
Director name: Bromfield ,Angela
Amount purchased: 14,072 @ 141.31p
Value: £19,885.14
Speedy Hire (SDY)
Director name: Dasani,Shatish D.
Amount purchased: 40,000 @ 40.00p
Value: £16,001.16
Audioboom Group (BOOM)
Director name: Tobin,Michael
Amount purchased: 1,886 @ 500.00p
Value: £9,430.00
Bivictrix Therapeutics (BVX)
Director name: Ross,Iain Gladstone
Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 17.70p
Value: £8,850.00
Ms International (MSI)
Director name: Bell,Nicholas
Amount purchased: 2,500 @ 330.00p
Value: £8,250.00
Bivictrix Therapeutics (BVX)
Director name: Ross,Iain Gladstone
Amount purchased: 30,000 @ 17.80p
Value: £5,340.00
Bivictrix Therapeutics (BVX)
Director name: Ross,Iain Gladstone
Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 17.90p
Value: £4,475.00
Fdm Group (holdings) (FDM)
Director name: McLaren ,Michael (Mike)
Amount purchased: 67 @ 743.00p
Value: £497.81
Bp (BP.)
Director name: Auchincloss,Murray
Amount purchased: 82 @ 450.80p
Value: £369.66
Bp (BP.)
Director name: Looney,Bernard
Amount purchased: 70 @ 450.80p
Value: £315.56
Schroders (SDR)
Director name: Harrison ,Peter
Amount purchased: 8 @ 2,708.97p
Value: £216.72
Schroders (SDR)
Director name: Keers,Richard
Amount purchased: 8 @ 2,708.97p
Value: £216.72
Croda International (CRDA)
Director name: Foots,Steve
Amount purchased: 3 @ 6,964.00p
Value: £208.92
Oxford Instruments (OXIG)
Director name: Hill,Gavin
Amount purchased: 7 @ 2,164.00p
Value: £151.48
Oxford Instruments (OXIG)
Director name: Barkshire,Ian
Amount purchased: 7 @ 2,164.00p
Value: £151.48
Zotefoams (ZTF)
Director name: McGrath ,Gary
Amount purchased: 53 @ 283.00p
Value: £149.99
Sthree (STEM)
Director name: Beach,Andrew
Amount purchased: 40 @ 372.34p
Value: £148.93
Zotefoams (ZTF)
Director name: Stirling,David
Amount purchased: 52 @ 283.00p
Value: £147.16
Travis Perkins (TPK)
Director name: Roberts,Nick
Amount purchased: 17 @ 851.81p
Value: £144.81
Croda International (CRDA)
Director name: Maiden,Jez K
Amount purchased: 2 @ 6,964.00p
Value: £139.28
Gsk (GSK)
Director name: Walmsley,Emma
Amount purchased: 9 @ 1,362.09p
Value: £122.59
