As of February 24, the margin trading balance on the Shanghai Stock Exchange stood at 131.6887 billion yuan, an increase of 16.22 billion yuan from the previous trading day; the margin trading balance on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange stood at 128.0863 billion yuan, an increase of 17.518 billion yuan from the previous trading day; The combined total for both exchanges was 2,597.75 billion yuan, an increase of 33.738 billion yuan from the previous trading day.