The action of selling off large quantities of a particular product or commodity due to sudden fears of a forthcoming decline in demand or drop in market value.
the directors selling their own shares sparked a wave of panic selling
Example sentencesExamples
Fresh anxiety about the United States economy and the financial health of European banks sparked another round of panic selling.
In the UK, the market stabilised comparatively quickly after a rash of panic selling.
Having teetered on the edge of meltdown for almost a week, the stocks plummeted almost 10% after a flurry of panic selling.
The original goal of the fund was to support shares when non-economic factors scared investors into panic-selling.
A lack of underlying new demand sent the curve scurrying back down again as panic-selling set in.
A combination of local and global factors led to another bout of panic selling in the markets.
Company officials worked desperately behind the scenes to stem a tidal wave of panic selling.
A wave of panic selling in the first 10 minutes of trading caused more than £21 bn to be wiped.
There were reports yesterday that the big investment houses plan to put a floor under share prices to prevent panic selling.
The Hong Kong stock exchange may adopt a system that will automatically halt trading in shares in a bid to avert panic selling.
Definition of panic selling in US English:
panic selling
noun
The action of selling off large quantities of a particular product or commodity due to sudden fears of a forthcoming decline in demand or drop in market value.
the directors selling their own shares sparked a wave of panic selling
Example sentencesExamples
There were reports yesterday that the big investment houses plan to put a floor under share prices to prevent panic selling.
In the UK, the market stabilised comparatively quickly after a rash of panic selling.
Company officials worked desperately behind the scenes to stem a tidal wave of panic selling.
The Hong Kong stock exchange may adopt a system that will automatically halt trading in shares in a bid to avert panic selling.
A lack of underlying new demand sent the curve scurrying back down again as panic-selling set in.
A wave of panic selling in the first 10 minutes of trading caused more than £21 bn to be wiped.
Fresh anxiety about the United States economy and the financial health of European banks sparked another round of panic selling.
A combination of local and global factors led to another bout of panic selling in the markets.
Having teetered on the edge of meltdown for almost a week, the stocks plummeted almost 10% after a flurry of panic selling.
The original goal of the fund was to support shares when non-economic factors scared investors into panic-selling.