# Two penny stocks under Rs 5 hit upper circuit on weak market day 2026-08-25T10:19:38+00:00 | Business & Economy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet (2 source reports) Two penny stocks priced below Rs 5 hit their 5% upper circuit on 26 August despite a weak session on Dalal Street. ACI Infocom Ltd shares touched an intraday high of Rs 2.58, extending a six-session winning streak. The company has proposed an aviation-focused transformation and will hold an extraordinary general meeting on 9 September 2026 to seek shareholder approval. NHC Foods Ltd jumped to Rs 2.05, its 15th consecutive gain, nearly doubling over that period. On 25 August, its board approved an increase in authorised share capital to Rs 2,000 crore and the issuance of up to 25.60 crore convertible warrants at Rs 2.10 per share to non-promoters. The company also partially converted FCCBs, increasing paid-up equity capital to Rs 94.38 crore. Both corporate actions are subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals. Investors are advised to consult certified financial experts before making decisions. ## Indian Opinion Analysis livemint.com ran two stories on the same day covering different penny stocks, ACI Infocom and NHC Foods, but used an identical framing: both were presented as market-mover alerts despite weak broader indices. Neither story questioned the fundamentals behind the price surges. ACI Infocom’s proposed aviation pivot and NHC Foods’ preferential warrant issue were reported as straightforward corporate announcements, without independent expert comment on valuations or promoter intent. Sensorium is missing: readers get no context on dilution risk or the track record of micro-cap turnaround plans. To judge the real safety of these bets, watch the actual fund flow from the proposed warrant conversions, not the circuit limits they hit today. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - livemint.com (neutral report) Both stories lead with the stock's price movement before explaining the corporate action, no analysis of risk or valuation - livemint.com (2) (neutral report) This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-09-27T06:21:57+00:00. Tags: ACI Infocom, DGCA, penny stocks, Sanjay Mandavia, SEBI Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/aci-infocom-hits-upper-circuit-for-sixth-session-on-aviation-pivot-plan/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/aci-infocom-hits-upper-circuit-for-sixth-session-on-aviation-pivot-plan/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/