Increase for six consecutive days, margin trading balance reaches a three-month high.

On July 15th, the trading volume of the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets surpassed one trillion yuan for the 34th consecutive trading day. In the process of the current market uptrend and increased trading volume, new individual investors, public and private funds, foreign capital, and margin trading and securities lending funds have all contributed to the increase in trading volume. As one of the "market indicators", the movements of margin trading funds are closely watched. Recently, the margin balance has continued to rise, reaching a new high in 3 months. As of July 14th, the latest margin balance was 1.8853 trillion yuan, accounting for 2.25% of the A-share float market value. The margin balance has increased for 6 consecutive trading days. Currently, the margin trading business is maintaining a stable development trend. Data shows that as of the end of June this year, the number of individual margin trading investors reached 7.4799 million, an increase of 136,000 from the first half of 2024 and 252,100 from the end of 2024, demonstrating a continuous improvement in individual investors' acceptance of credit trading tools. The number of institutional investors is 50,900, a decrease of 1,354 from the end of 2024. Industry insiders believe that this is because some institutions have adjusted their risk preferences.