(Sharecast News) - Among the director dealings disclosed to the market on Wednesday were two transactions involving senior executives from Real Estate Investors and Land Securities, respectively.

Marcus Daly, the finance director of the AIM-traded Real Estate Investors, increased his stake in the company by purchasing 250,000 shares at a price of 36.9p each.

The transaction, executed on Wednesday, boosted Daly's total beneficial interest in the company to 4,321,509 shares, representing 2.48% of its issued share capital.

On the selling side of the ledger was Mark Allan, chief executive officer of Landsec, after he undertook a series of share transactions on 25 June.

Allan acquired 322,981 shares through the exercise of options granted under a long-term incentive plan and the firm's 2015 deferred share bonus plan, at no cost.

Subsequently, to cover the tax liabilities resulting from those exercises, Allan sold 152,106 shares for 624.25p apiece, generating a total value of £949,521.71.

At the close on Wednesday, shares in Real Estate Investors were flat at 36p, while those in Land Securities Group were down 1.68% at 615p.

Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.

Top Director Buys

Vodafone Group (VOD)

Director name: Valle,Margherita D.

Amount purchased: 327,129 @ 71.56p

Value: £234,093.52

Real Estate Investors (RLE)

Director name: Daly,Marcus

Amount purchased: 250,000 @ 36.90p

Value: £92,250.00

Prs Reit (the) (PRSR)

Director name: Smith,Stephen

Amount purchased: 60,000 @ 76.85p

Value: £46,110.00

Syncona Limited Npv (SYNC)

Director name: Hutchinson,Robert

Amount purchased: 26,573 @ 111.60p

Value: £29,655.47

Young & Co's Brewery 'a' Shares (YNGA)

Director name: Dodd,Simon

Amount purchased: 3,904 @ 640.00p

Value: £24,985.60

Bytes Technology Group (BYIT)

Director name: Persson,Anna Vikstrom

Amount purchased: 4,380 @ 547.00p

Value: £23,958.60

Bytes Technology Group (BYIT)

Director name: Persson,Anna Vikstrom

Amount purchased: 2,814 @ 548.00p

Value: £15,420.72

Bytes Technology Group (BYIT)

Director name: Persson,Anna Vikstrom

Amount purchased: 1,109 @ 546.00p

Value: £6,055.14

Utilico Emerging Markets Ltd (di) (UEM)

Director name: Liu,Isabel

Amount purchased: 2,710 @ 220.16p

Value: £5,966.34

Bytes Technology Group (BYIT)

Director name: Persson,Anna Vikstrom

Amount purchased: 838 @ 549.00p

Value: £4,600.62

Top Director Sells

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd (singapore Reg) (JAR)

Director name: Keswick,Benjamin William

Amount sold: 166,050 @ $37.01

Value: $6,145,792.73

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd (singapore Reg) (JAR)

Director name: Keswick,Benjamin William

Amount sold: 57,900 @ $36.26

Value: $2,099,731.98

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd (singapore Reg) (JAR)

Director name: Keswick,Benjamin William

Amount sold: 47,700 @ $36.76

Value: $1,753,447.19

Land Securities Group (LAND)

Director name: Allan,Mark

Amount sold: 152,106 @ 624.25p

Value: £949,521.68

Ecora Resources (ECOR)

Director name: Flynn,Kevin

Amount sold: 37,546 @ 74.60p

Value: £28,009.32

Ecora Resources (ECOR)

Director name: Lafleche,Marc Bishop

Amount sold: 23,549 @ 74.60p

Value: £17,567.55