The financing balance in the two cities decreased by 4.659 billion yuan.

As of August 1st, the financing balance of the Shanghai Stock Exchange was reported at 998.673 billion yuan, a decrease of 22.9 billion yuan from the previous trading day; the financing balance of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange was reported at 961.366 billion yuan, a decrease of 23.69 billion yuan from the previous trading day; the total financing balance of the two exchanges was 19.6 trillion yuan, a decrease of 46.59 billion yuan from the previous trading day.