New Delhi, Nov 11 (PTI) Shares of logistics and chemical trading company A-1 Ltd on Tuesday continued to climb for the third consecutive day and touched upper circuit of Rs 1,824.95 on the BSE after a Mauritius-based investor acquired shares of the company.

The company's shares jumped 5 per cent to Rs 1,824.95 apiece, its upper circuit level. It had also surged 5 per cent each on Monday and Friday, locking in at the respective upper circuit limits on both occasions.

The company's market valuation stood at Rs 2,098.69 crore on the exchange.

At the end of September quarter, foreign investor holding in A-1 Ltd stood at 6.03 per cent, a sharp rise from 2.94 per cent in March.

Meanwhile, the broader equity market was trading in the negative territory, with the 30-share BSE Sensex declining

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