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Why Is CBH Engineering (CBHB) Share Price Crashing Today?

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CBHBCBH Engineering Holding Berhad

CBH Engineering Holding shares were trading as much as 23% lower on Friday morning, tripping Bursa Malaysia’s rule that suspends short selling in a stock, on the heaviest volume the counter has seen in months. These are intraday prices, not a close.

RM0.630
Day's low
-23.2% vs Thursday's RM0.82 close
RM0.640
Trading at 11.50am
-22.0% vs Thursday's close
RM33.8m
Turnover so far
52.79m shares, vs 16.1m Thursday

Why is CBH Engineering share price crashing today?

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  • Bursa suspended intraday short selling at 11.11am, after CBHB breached its 15%-or-15-sen price-limit trigger (Bursa notice, ref ISA-13112026-00002).
  • Turnover ran past RM33 millionby late morning, on volume above 52.7 million shares — more than three times Thursday’s 16.1 million (Yahoo Finance, KLSE Screener).
  • Ordinary trading in the stock was not halted— only short selling under the IDSS mechanism — and no UMA query has been filed as of this check (Bursa announcements).

What’s happened at CBH Engineering lately?

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CBH Engineering's order book is overwhelmingly data-centre substation work, per TA Research. · Photo: Unsplash
  • CBH Engineering is a mechanical, civil and electrical contractor whose order book is overwhelmingly data-centre substation work (The Star, citing TA Research).
  • Its most recent disclosed win was an RM88.05 million data-centre substation job in Selangor, awarded 7 September 2026 (The Star).
  • No company filing has addressed today’s move as of this report, checked around 11.50am (Bursa announcements).

Track the live price on the Bursa heat list, or read about another recent short-selling suspension this year, Northern Solar’s 18% intraday drop.

What to watch

  • Mon 16 Nov 2026, 8.30amShort selling under IDSS reactivatesfor CBHB, after today’s price-limit suspension (Bursa notice, ref ISA-13112026-00002).
  • Not yet confirmedWhether Bursa issues a formal unusual market activity query, or CBH Engineering files a response of its own — neither had appeared as of this report (Bursa announcements, checked 11.50am).
Not financial advice. This is general information on CBH Engineering Holding Berhad’s (0339) share price and a Bursa Malaysia trading notice, as of intraday trading on 13 November 2026, checked around 11.50am MYT — the market was still open. It is not a recommendation to buy, hold or sell any shares, and Rates.my does not issue price targets or forecasts. Confirm current prices and filings with your broker before acting.

Sources

Bursa notice (via KLSE Screener)

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