(Sharecast News) - Indian Continent Investment, a firm linked to Airtel Africa non-executive director Shravin Bharti Mittal, added to its stake in the telecommunications group ahead of the Easter break.

On 28 March, the firm purchased approximately 1.140m shares, at £1.0593 apiece, through the London Stock Exchange.

The total transaction amount reached £1,207,338.17.

It followed a flurry of other large share purchases throughout the latter half of the second quarter.

Top Director Buys

Endeavour Mining (EDV)

Director name: Sawiris,Naguib

Amount purchased: 47,820 @ 2,838.58p

Value: £1,357,408.93

Airtel Africa (AAF)

Director name: Mittal,Shravin Bharti

Amount purchased: 1,139,751 @ 105.93p

Value: £1,207,338.17

Experian (EXPN)

Director name: Pentland,Louise

Amount purchased: 4,000 @ $42.63

Value: $140,598.66

Vanquis Banking Group 20 (VANQ)

Director name: Estlin,Sir Peter

Amount purchased: 200,000 @ 54.61p

Value: £109,220.00

Bellevue Healthcare Trust (red) (BBH)

Director name: Grewal ,Randeep Singh

Amount purchased: 62,874 @ 154.80p

Value: £97,328.95

Vanquis Banking Group 20 (VANQ)

Director name: Hewitt,Paul

Amount purchased: 72,297 @ 54.66p

Value: £39,517.54

Tpximpact Holdings (TPX)

Director name: Sweetland,Christopher Paul

Amount purchased: 110,000 @ 35.00p

Value: £38,500.00

Chesnara (CSN)

Director name: Hagh,Carol

Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 267.99p

Value: £26,799.00

Niox Group (NIOX)

Director name: Emms,Jonathan

Amount purchased: 31,007 @ 64.50p

Value: £19,999.51

Vanquis Banking Group 20 (VANQ)

Director name: Lindsay,Graham

Amount purchased: 35,324 @ 56.31p

Value: £19,890.94

Primary Health Properties (PHP)

Director name: Howell,Richard

Amount purchased: 21,633 @ 91.90p

Value: £19,880.73

Ct Private Equity Trust (CTPE)

Director name: Armour ,Craig

Amount purchased: 3,000 @ 446.00p

Value: £13,380.00

Bankers Inv Trust (BNKR)

Director name: Nandra,Ankush

Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 110.66p

Value: £11,066.30

Vanquis Banking Group 20 (VANQ)

Director name: Watts ,Dave

Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 54.56p

Value: £10,912.00

Natwest Group (NWG)

Director name: Davies,Howard

Amount purchased: 3,960 @ 267.20p

Value: £10,581.12

Vanquis Banking Group 20 (VANQ)

Director name: McLaughlin,Ian

Amount purchased: 18,451 @ 53.87p

Value: £9,939.55

Vanquis Banking Group 20 (VANQ)

Director name: Chambers,Elizabeth G

Amount purchased: 15,000 @ 51.59p

Value: £7,738.50

James Halstead (JHD)

Director name: Wild,Anthony

Amount purchased: 3,160 @ 202.50p

Value: £6,399.00

Natwest Group (NWG)

Director name: Flynn,Patrick

Amount purchased: 1,152 @ 267.20p

Value: £3,078.14

Natwest Group (NWG)

Director name: Lewis,Stuart

Amount purchased: 1,150 @ 267.20p

Value: £3,072.80

Natwest Group (NWG)

Director name: Dangeard,Frank

Amount purchased: 1,124 @ 267.20p

Value: £3,003.33

Natwest Group (NWG)

Director name: Donnelly,Roisin

Amount purchased: 1,104 @ 267.20p

Value: £2,949.89

Natwest Group (NWG)

Director name: Jetha,Yasmin

Amount purchased: 1,086 @ 267.20p

Value: £2,901.79

Natwest Group (NWG)

Director name: Wilson,Lena

Amount purchased: 988 @ 267.20p

Value: £2,639.94

Natwest Group (NWG)

Director name: Haythornthwait,Richard

Amount purchased: 724 @ 267.20p

Value: £1,934.53

Symphony Environmental Technologies (SYM)

Director name: Clavel,Nicolas

Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 3.50p

Value: £1,750.00

Synectics (SNX)

Director name: Webb ,Paul

Amount purchased: 800 @ 170.00p

Value: £1,360.00

Natwest Group (NWG)

Director name: Seligman,Mark

Amount purchased: 474 @ 267.20p

Value: £1,266.53

Bellevue Healthcare Trust (red) (BBH)

Director name: Grewal ,Randeep Singh

Amount purchased: 324 @ 153.91p

Value: £498.67

Top Director Sells

Balfour Beatty (BBY)

Director name: Quinn,Leo

Amount sold: 57,807 @ 381.54p

Value: £220,556.82

Quilter (QLT)

Director name: Satchel,Mark

Amount sold: 190,544 @ 105.38p

Value: £200,786.88

Balfour Beatty (BBY)

Director name: Harrison,Philip

Amount sold: 30,887 @ 381.54p

Value: £117,846.26

Phoenix Group Holdings (PHNX)

Director name: Thakrar,Rakesh

Amount sold: 20,439 @ 553.07p

Value: £113,041.30

Forterra (FORT)

Director name: Guyatt,Ben

Amount sold: 59,298 @ 172.60p

Value: £102,348.35

Bellevue Healthcare Trust (red) (BBH)

Director name: Grewal ,Randeep Singh

Amount sold: 63,198 @ 154.80p

Value: £97,830.50

Phoenix Group Holdings (PHNX)

Director name: Thakrar,Rakesh

Amount sold: 16,296 @ 553.07p

Value: £90,127.75

Quilter (QLT)

Director name: Levin ,Steven

Amount sold: 84,687 @ 105.38p

Value: £89,239.43

Rtc Group (RTC)

Director name: Dye,Sarah

Amount sold: 70,000 @ 95.00p

Value: £66,500.00

Quilter (QLT)

Director name: Satchel,Mark

Amount sold: 38,887 @ 105.38p

Value: £40,977.41

Tpximpact Holdings (TPX)

Director name: Sweetland,Christopher Paul

Amount sold: 110,000 @ 35.00p

Value: £38,500.00

Kromek Group (KMK)

Director name: Sharma,Rakesh

Amount sold: 587,602 @ 5.10p

Value: £29,955.95

Quilter (QLT)

Director name: Levin ,Steven

Amount sold: 26,126 @ 105.38p

Value: £27,530.43

Niox Group (NIOX)

Director name: Emms,Jonathan

Amount sold: 31,250 @ 64.00p

Value: £20,000.00

James Halstead (JHD)

Director name: Wild,Anthony

Amount sold: 3,160 @ 202.50p

Value: £6,399.00