Which U.S. exchange briefly closed after the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy?

The New York Stock Exchange briefly closed after the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas on November 22, 1963. The New York Stock Exchange closed early that day as news spread and reopened on the following Monday. Trading later continued amid uncertainty about the transfer of presidential power and the outlook for the economy.

The immediate market reaction was not a prolonged crash. Stocks initially fell after the assassination, but the market recovered and rose sharply in the following weeks. The event is therefore distinct from the 1962 Kennedy Slide, a stock-market decline associated with fears over monetary policy and economic growth.

The exchange's closure reflected extraordinary national circumstances rather than a normal trading halt caused by price limits or a technical failure.