At the end of April, the balance of pledged repurchase agreements of ICBC increased by 13% year-on-year, and the number of transaction customers reached a historical high for the same period.

The journalist learned from the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China's Bill Business Department that as of the end of April, the bank's balance of bill pledge repurchase reached 165 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13%, leading the entire market. The number of trading customers reached 92, setting a new high for the same period in history, covering various types of financial institutions including state-owned, joint-stock, urban-rural banks, foreign banks, and securities firms.