The balance of financing in both cities increased by 3.42 billion yuan.

As of March 12, the Shanghai Stock Exchange reported a margin balance of 1,339.425 billion yuan, an increase of 3.445 billion yuan from the previous trading day; the Shenzhen Stock Exchange reported a margin balance of 1,298.016 billion yuan, a decrease of 0.203 billion yuan from the previous trading day; the total margin balance of the two exchanges was 2,637.441 billion yuan, an increase of 3.242 billion yuan from the previous trading day.