Stock Market Stays Calm Amid Iran Conflict Tensions
Markets barely moved on Monday despite heavy news from the Middle East. Wall Street recorded its slowest trading day of the year.
Trading volume hits yearly low
Major U.S. exchanges traded 14.24 billion shares on that day. That marked the lowest single-day volume since Dec. 31, Dow Jones Market Data reported.
- Average daily volume this year is 18.79 billion shares.
- Through 3 p.m. ET, only 10.5 billion shares had traded.
- That was the lowest through-3 p.m. volume this year, Dow Jones Market Data said.
- On an average day, nearly 14 billion shares trade through 3 p.m. ET.
Context
There was plenty of noise from the Middle East on Monday. The stock market showed calm despite Iran conflict tensions.
Source
All figures cited come from Dow Jones Market Data. Filmogaz.com compiled the market summary.
