noun
net selling; selling on balance
Financial term indicating that total selling volume exceeds total buying volume over a given period. Often contrasted with 買い越し (net buying).
See also: 買い越し
今週、外国人投資家は日本株を売り越した。
Foreign investors were net sellers of Japanese stocks this week.
市場全体で売り越しが続いている。
Net selling continues across the market.
Antonym: net buying, where purchases exceed sales.
Compound of 売り (uri, 'selling') + 越し (koshi, 'exceeding'). The term likely emerged in financial contexts to describe a state where selling surpasses buying.