Here's how stocks perform after a solar eclipse

Reuters A total solar eclipse may represent a blockage of sunlight, but the stock market has historically caught fire after past occurrences. US equity prices have climbed by 17.2% on average in the year following total solar eclipses visible from the US, according to data compiled by LPL Financial. Most recently, stocks rose 9.9% in the year after the July 1991 eclipse. "History has shown us that since 1900, any time a total solar eclipse has been seen in the U.S., equity prices have gone up," ...