Continued falls in the value of Xstrata shares tempted director Claude Lamoureux to spend more than £50,000 on shares in the company.
He bought 5,000 shares at 1,093p a time, the company announced today.
Last month, Lamoureux, who became a director of the firm in May, bought 4,000 shares at 1,378p a time.
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Shares in Xstrata have slumped from levels above 4,000p as recently as June, in line with heavy falls in commodity prices.
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Lamoureux is also on the boards of Northumbrian Water and the Canadian food processor Maple Leaf Foods.
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