The balance of financing in the two cities increased by 6.808 billion yuan.

As of July 16, the financing balance of the Shanghai Stock Exchange reported 950.77 billion yuan, an increase of 45.48 billion yuan from the previous trading day; the financing balance of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange reported 928.88 billion yuan, an increase of 22.6 billion yuan from the previous trading day; the total financing balance of the two exchanges was 18,781.65 billion yuan, an increase of 68.08 billion yuan from the previous trading day.