skittishness

1. One person familiar with the deal said that PICC already had a good idea of who the main cornerstone investors and bookrunners would be, but given the skittishness of the markets, it wanted to reduce the risk of the offering as much as possible.
   一名知情人士表示，中国人保已对主要基石投资者和账簿管理人的身份有一些较好的概念，但考虑到市场的不安情绪，它希望尽可能减少上市风险。
2. Investors are showing signs of skittishness amid worries that the best days of this year may be behind them.
   由于担心今年的鼎盛时期可能已经过去，有迹象显示投资者已开始变得谨慎起来。

noun

1. characterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright

   Synonym:    restiveness