The financing balance of the two cities decreased by 9.03 billion yuan.

As of March 17, the Shanghai Stock Exchange reported a margin balance of 1,336.356 billion yuan, a decrease of 3.891 billion yuan from the previous trading day; the Shenzhen Stock Exchange reported a margin balance of 1,289.194 billion yuan, a decrease of 5.112 billion yuan from the previous trading day; the total margin balance of the two exchanges was 2,625.55 billion yuan, a decrease of 9.003 billion yuan from the previous trading day.