Ebiquity Share News (EBQ)

Scott Dobbie, chairman of Edinburgh Investment Trust, has made a significant addition to his personal holding in the Invesco-managed trust. Dobbie, who also chairs the Securities & Investment Institute, bought a further 80,000 ordinary shares this week at a cost of £266,400 to take his stake to more than 636,000 shares. EIT, managed by Neil Woodford, Invesco's star fund manager, has a defensive flavour. Consumer goods (21.4%), utilities (18.6%), healthcare (17.5%) and telecommunications (11.22%) were the main sectors for its money at the end of June. AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline and Vodafone were the top three company holdings.Top Director BuysEdinburgh Inv Trust (EDIN) Director name: Mr Scott DobbieAmount purchased: 80,000 @ 333.00p Value: £266,400Portrait Software (PST) Director name: Mr Paul William HewittAmount purchased: 500,000 @ 12.00p Value: £60,000Scott Wilson (SWG) Director name: Mr Jerome Munro-LafonAmount purchased: 90,000 @ 66.00p Value: £59,400Portrait Software (PST) Director name: Mr Richard GoatAmount purchased: 390,000 @ 12.00p Value: £46,800BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust (BRSC) Director name: Mr Richard BrewsterAmount purchased: 10,000 @ 232.00p Value: £23,200Biotech Growth Trust (BIOG) Director name: Mr John R SclaterAmount purchased: 15,590 @ 127.00p Value: £19,799Ebiquity (EBQ) Director name: Mr Richard NicholsAmount purchased: 35,000 @ 48.00p Value: £16,800Biotech Growth Trust (BIOG) Director name: Mr Peter KeenAmount purchased: 12,415 @ 123.50p Value: £15,333Biotech Growth Trust (BIOG) Director name: Dr John GordonAmount purchased: 10,000 @ 129.00p Value: £12,900Biotech Growth Trust (BIOG) Director name: Dr John GordonAmount purchased: 10,000 @ 129.00p Value: £12,900Top Director SellsSynergy Healthcare (SYR) Director name: Mr Ivan M JacquesAmount sold: 163,977 @ 510.00p Value: £836,283Great Portland Estates (GPOR) Director name: Mr Robert NoelAmount sold: 129,223 @ 219.20p Value: £283,257Synergy Healthcare (SYR) Director name: Mr Marcello SmitAmount sold: 43,426 @ 510.00p Value: £221,473Great Portland Estates (GPOR) Director name: Mr Toby CourtauldAmount sold: 53,417 @ 220.20p Value: £117,624Great Portland Estates (GPOR) Director name: Mr Robert NoelAmount sold: 42,733 @ 220.20p Value: £94,098Great Portland Estates (GPOR) Director name: Mr Timon DrakesmithAmount sold: 30,047 @ 220.20p Value: £66,163Great Portland Estates (GPOR) Director name: Mr Neil ThompsonAmount sold: 28,885 @ 220.20p Value: £63,605Clipper Windpower (Reg S) (CWP) Director name: Mr James Brent DehlsenAmount sold: 10,000 @ 102.00p Value: £10,200