[The financing balance of the two markets increased by 12.0 billion yuan] As of March 17, the financing balance of the Shanghai Stock Exchange was 971.315 billion yuan, an increase of 3.553 billion yuan from the previous trading day; the financing balance of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange was 952.548 billion yuan, an increase of 8.447 billion yuan from the previous trading day; the total of the two markets was 1923.863 billion yuan, an increase of 12.0 billion yuan from the previous trading day.