The balance of financing in the two cities increased by 22.54 billion yuan.

As of September 16, the Shanghai Stock Exchange's financing balance was reported at 1205.856 billion yuan, an increase of 12.204 billion yuan from the previous trading day; the Shenzhen Stock Exchange's financing balance was reported at 1162.111 billion yuan, an increase of 10.336 billion yuan from the previous trading day; the total financing balance of the two exchanges was 2367.967 billion yuan, an increase of 22.54 billion yuan from the previous trading day.