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Proprietary trading desks at securities firms traded strongly in March 2026, up 151% from February 2026, with total proprietary trading value exceeding VND 284 billion. The UPCoM index closed the month at about 126.42 points, down 2.6% from the end of February 2026. The Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) said the UPCoM market in March 2026 saw the UPCoM-Index fluctuate within the month, dropping sharply in the early period and gradually recovering toward month-end. Specifically: the UPCoM-Index, after two sharp declines, rose back strongly, helping the index recover and close the session at around 126.42 points, down 2.6% versus end-Feb 2026. Market liquidity improved clearly. Average daily trading volume reached 64.06 million shares per session, up 14.33% from the previous month, corresponding average trading value of VND 1,232 billion per session, up 11.80% from the previous month. Foreign investor trading increased in scale and showed a trend of rising net selling. During the month, foreign investors bought 15.97 million shares and sold 48.54 million shares. Accordingly, total value bought reached VND 302 billion and value sold reached VND 839 billion, recording net selling of about VND 537 billion, up sharply from the net selling of nearly VND 62 billion in February 2026. The proprietary trading desks of securities firms traded strongly again in March 2026, with total proprietary trading value surpassing VND 284 billion. Of which, the value of purchases exceeded VND 153 billion and the value of sales exceeded VND 131 billion, corresponding to a net buy by proprietary desks of about VND 22 billion in the month. In March 2026, HNX canceled the trading registration of 7 enterprises following the decision to revoke their public company status of UBCKNN and 2 enterprises registered anew. Also in the last trading session of March 2026, UPCoM had 837 enterprises registered for trading. Market capitalization at month-end stood at VND 1,430 trillion, down 2.66% from the previous month.

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