Stocks Are Little Changed Amid Light Trading Volume, Eclipse Mania. With eclipse mania gripping much of the U.S., stock trading was especially thin. Through 1 p.m. ET, total composite volume was only 5.07 billion shares traded, compared to a 2024 average at that time of 5.97 billion, according to Dow Jones Market Data. https://www.barrons.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-040824/card/stocks-are-little-changed-amid-light-trading-volume-eclipse-mania-vd1qpQhv5TeVLZ7TafWI