Trading on the Moscow Stock Exchange stopped abruptly on Wednesday afternoon without explanation.
Trading stopped at approximately 3:56 p.m. in Moscow, according to Interfax.
The stock exchange said in a statement on its website that the reasons for the interruption are being investigated and that it will announce when trading is to resume again separately.
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