The financing balance of the two cities decreased by 3.313 billion yuan.

As of December 18th, the financing balance on the Shanghai Stock Exchange was reported at 1,254.34 billion yuan, a decrease of 43.41 billion yuan from the previous trading day; the financing balance on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange was reported at 1,219.07 billion yuan, an increase of 10.28 billion yuan from the previous trading day; the total financing balance of the two exchanges was 2,474.41 billion yuan, a decrease of 33.13 billion yuan from the previous trading day.