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Why Is Northern Solar Share Price Falling Today?

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Northern Solar Holdings shares were trading as much as 18% lower on Wednesday morning, tripping a Bursa Malaysia rule that suspends short selling in a stock. These are intraday prices, not a close.

RM0.965
Day's low
-18.2% vs Monday's RM1.18 close
RM1.04
Trading at 9.34am
-11.9% vs Monday's close
15%
Bursa's IDSS trigger
short selling suspended for the day

Why is Northern Solar share price falling today?

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  • Bursa suspended intraday short selling at 9.07am, after NORTHERN breached its 15%-or-15-sen price-limit trigger (Bursa notice, ref ISA-14102026-00002).
  • Turnover ran to roughly RM2.6-2.7 million in the first half-hour of trading, on volume above 2.5 million shares (Yahoo Finance, KLSE Screener).
  • Ordinary trading in the stock was not halted — only short selling under the IDSS mechanism (Bursa notice).

What’s happened at Northern Solar lately?

Aerial view of rows of solar panels across a green field
Northern Solar is a solar EPCC contractor that moved from Bursa's ACE Market to the Main Market on 6 October. · Photo: Unsplash
  • It completed its move to the Main Market on 6 Oct, after Securities Commission approval in September (The Star).
  • It disclosed a Letter of Award for a large-scale solar plant in Kuala Langat, Selangor, but says it cannot name the customer, citing a confidentiality clause (Bursa reply to query, 9 Oct).
  • Shares had already surged to a record 95.5 sen intraday on 22 Sept, on renewable-energy policy news, before today’s reversal (The Star).

Track the live price on the Bursa heat list, or read about another recent short-selling suspension this month, Genting’s 15% price-limit breach.

What to watch

  • 15 Oct 2026, 8.30amShort selling under IDSS reactivatesfor NORTHERN, after today’s price-limit suspension (Bursa notice).
  • Not yet confirmedWhether a company filing addresses today’s price move — none had as of this report (Bursa announcements, checked 9.45am).
Not financial advice. This is general information on Northern Solar Holdings Berhad’s (0340) share price and a Bursa Malaysia trading notice, as of intraday trading on 14 October 2026. 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 notices (via KLSE Screener)

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