The financing balance of the two cities increased by 4.97 billion yuan.

As of May 12, the financing balance of the Shanghai Stock Exchange reported 909.92 billion yuan, an increase of 5.74 billion yuan from the previous trading day; the financing balance of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange reported 881.79 billion yuan, an increase of 39.23 billion yuan from the previous trading day; the total financing balance of the two exchanges was 179.17 billion yuan, an increase of 44.97 billion yuan from the previous trading day.