MARKET INFORMATION
Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) Exchange (Part of the HNX)

Trading Hours

Continuous Trading /Crosses

09:00 – 11:30

Lunch Break

11:30 – 13:00

Continuous Trading /Crosses

13:00 – 15:00 (no auction)

Time Zone

GMT+7

Trading Days

Monday – Friday

Trading Currency

Vietnamese Dong (VND)

Main Index

Index name 

Hanoi UPCoM Index

Reuters code

UPCOMI

Bloomberg code

VHUINDEX

Exchange Code

Reuters

HNO

Bloomberg

VU

Trading ID/ Trading

Requirement

1) Stock Trading Code (STC)

2) Pre-check availability of funds /securities

3) Local custody details

4) Local broker authorization to act on behalf of the investor

Settlement Cycle

T+2 after the market closes

Current Index Status

MSCI FM - FTSE FM

Market Cap

$44.4bn

Average Daily Value Traded
YearAVG VALUE TRADED

2021

$74mn

2022

$46mn

2023

$30mn

MARKET DYNAMICS
Stock Limit
Up/Down
+/-15% from previous close

+/-40% on first trading day or after 25 days of trade suspension

Tick
Size
Regular board
VND 100

Put through board
VND 1
Board
Lot
Regular board 100 shares

Odd lot board available
Official
Closing Price
Last traded price
Off- Market
Crosses
Available with specific requirement. Details upon request.
Official new
Reference Price
Weighted average of trading prices executed by continuous order matching method of the latest trading day.
Crosses
Allowed within stock limit up/down. Put-throughs not allowed on 1st day of trading. 
MARKET REGULATIONS
Foreign Ownership Restriction
Foreigners are permitted to own up to 30% of banking stocks and can hold up
to 100% of all listed non-banking stocks depending on the regulations of the
sector and the company.
Disclosure Rules
At the ownership of 5% or more of the voting shares of a listed company,
including the amounts held by affiliated persons, a disclosure is required within
seven calendar days of the date of the transaction. The same procedure
applies if an investor is reducing his 5% stake in a listed company. Investors are
solely responsible for all disclosures.
Securities Lending
not permitted
Short selling
not permitted
Crossing Restrictions
Trading volumes of put-through transactions: From 20,000 shares, closed-end
fund certificates, ETFs and above. There is no regulation on trading unit.
Timeline for New NIN Setup
4 weeks
MARKET FEES & TAXES
Market Fees  3 bps on the buy
13 bps on the sell
Withholding Dividend Tax  5% collected at source by the local custodian
Capital Gains Tax  None