2nd LD-Writethru: Balance of China's yuan loans up in July

BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- The balance of China's yuan-denominated loans increased by 679 billion yuan (about 100.7 billion U.S. dollars) in July, central bank data showed Friday.

The figure decreased by 404.2 billion yuan from the same period last year, according to the People's Bank of China.

The M2, a broad measure of money supply that covers cash in circulation and all deposits, increased 12 percent