noun
gradual price rise; creeping up of prices
Financial term describing a slow, steady upward trend in prices, often used in stock or commodity markets. Implies a step-by-step increase rather than a sharp jump.
この銘柄はじり高が続いている。
This stock has been creeping up steadily.
原油価格はじり高で推移している。
Crude oil prices are trending gradually higher.
じり安 means a gradual decline in prices, the opposite of じり高.
高騰 refers to a sharp or soaring price increase, unlike the slow rise of じり高.
Compound of じり (adverb describing a slow, gradual movement) and 高 (high, expensive). The exact origin of じり is uncertain, but it appears in other financial terms like じり安.