An ammeter reads the current that is flowing through a branch of
a circuit. If there is a break within that same branch of the
circuit, current will not be able to flow through that branch of
the circuit as it forms an incomplete loop, so the ammeter will
read 0 A of current.
If there is a break in a circuit in a branch that is not
connected to the ammeter however, the ammeter will give a higher
reading of the current. This is assuming that the break in the
other branch does not short out the branch with the ammeter
attached, and that the circuit can still form a complete loop
without that branch.