The European Central Bank published its weekly balance sheet, showing total assets and liabilities of EUR 6,349,598 million, down EUR 19,265 million from the previous week due to transactions. Securities held for monetary policy purposes declined to EUR 4,201,898 million, while lending to euro area credit institutions related to monetary policy operations rose to EUR 27,885 million. On the asset side, securities of euro area residents denominated in euro fell by EUR 26,061 million to EUR 4,470,114 million, reflecting a EUR 28,152 million drop in monetary policy holdings partly offset by a EUR 2,092 million increase in other securities. Other notable movements included an increase of EUR 10,394 million in other claims on euro area credit institutions to EUR 45,958 million and a EUR 7,352 million decline in other assets to EUR 347,997 million. On the liabilities side, liabilities to euro area credit institutions related to monetary policy operations decreased by EUR 32,401 million to EUR 3,018,703 million, driven by a EUR 31,646 million reduction in the deposit facility to EUR 2,860,092 million, while liabilities to non-euro area residents denominated in euro increased by EUR 18,435 million to EUR 193,338 million.