The financing balance of the two markets increased by 17.764 billion yuan compared to the previous day.

As of August 17, the financing balance on the Shanghai Stock Exchange was 1,364.85 billion yuan, an increase of 9.85 billion yuan from the previous trading day; the financing balance on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange was 1,292.44 billion yuan, an increase of 7.91 billion yuan from the previous trading day; the total for both markets was 2,657.29 billion yuan, an increase of 17.76 billion yuan from the previous trading day.