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human
What will happen if Russia closes the stock exchange indefinitely?

They are afraid of market and ruble crash, so they don't open the market today. Can they close the market for long time (days and months) to prevent the crash? If not what could be the logics of closing the market?
gpt
Yes, they can keep it closed for a long time. For example, the UK stock market was closed for the duration of WWII.

However, does not really do all that much. It just means that the issues are not revealed. Those who own assets know that their assets are worth much less. There are some Russian funds that trade on Western stock markets, such as VanEck's Vectors Russia ETF which is down ~26%.