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
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- 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.