As of December 31, the margin trading balance on the Shanghai Stock Exchange stood at 126.8796 billion yuan, down 9.489 billion yuan from the previous trading day; the margin trading balance on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange stood at 124.7392 billion yuan, down 4.856 billion yuan from the previous trading day; The combined balance for both exchanges was 2,516.188 billion yuan, a decrease of 14.345 billion yuan from the previous trading day.