a sale of a relatively large number of assets (stocks or bonds or commodities) at a low price typically done to dispose of them rather than as normal trade
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selloff::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | cut-rate sale, sale, sales event |
| Derivation | sell off |
Examples of selloff
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Wednesday's selloff marked the sixth-worst one-day plunge for the Dow this year.
From the foxbusiness.com
A huge selloff Monday put the Dow below 10,000 for the first time in four years.
From the tennessean.com
Wall Street reacted strongly to Tuesday's election results with a broad selloff.
From the economist.com
Whatever started the selloff, automated computer trading intensified the losses.
From the delawareonline.com
Energy stocks jumped almost 4%, rebounding nicely from a steep selloff a day ago.
From the foxbusiness.com
Seems they were right, though a 4 percent selloff is hardly the end of the world.
From the huffingtonpost.com
The stock selloff sent the Dow Jones industrial average down more than 300 points.
From the signonsandiego.com
Shares of PNC rose sharply on the news despite a broad selloff in the stock market.
From the foxbusiness.com
The recent selloff in foreign markets reverses the upward momentum of recent years.
From the lohud.com
- A sale of a relatively large number of assets (stocks or bonds or commodities) at a low price typically done to dispose of them rather than as normal trade
- A period of intensified selling in a market that pushes prices sharply lower.
- A sudden drop in price as a result of widespread selling.
- A sell-off is a period of intense selling of securities and commodities triggered by declining prices. Sell-offs-sometimes called dumping-usually cause prices to plummet even more sharply.
