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SAE J404 4140 Steel: Central Price Gap

State-level demand price vs offer price gap within Central. Colour shows the gap: blue where demand (RFQ) sits above offer (listing), amber where offer sits above demand. Grey where there is too little activity to show a gap. Click a state for detail.

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Lifetime: The gap between buyer bids and seller asks, across everything ever listed on M-EX. Use this for the long view. For example, “Has this grade usually traded with buyers bidding above sellers?”

Market direction

Buyers bidding higher

Central price gap

+Rs. 2,673

Current

+Rs. 2,673

58 RFQs · 83 listings

7 days ago

+Rs. 2,673

Buyers were willing to pay the same as today

58 RFQs · 83 listings

15 days ago

+Rs. 2,697

Buyers were willing to pay Rs. 24 more than today

57 RFQs · 83 listings

30 days ago

+Rs. 1,931

Buyers were willing to pay Rs. 742 less than today

54 RFQs · 81 listings

This gap is narrower than typical for Alloy Steel in Central (2.9% vs a 12.0% category average).
Direction in Central has held at “buyers bidding higher” for 111 days.

Other Regions for SAE J404 4140

Region	Direction	Current	7D	15D	30D
North	Buyers bidding higher	+Rs. 1,337	+Rs. 1,337	+Rs. 1,337	+Rs. 837
East	Sellers asking higher	Rs. -4,721	Rs. -4,721	Rs. -4,661	Rs. -6,539
West	Sellers asking higher	Rs. -892	Rs. -892	Rs. -896	Rs. -896
South	Sellers asking higher	Rs. -10,905	Rs. -10,905	Rs. -10,861	Rs. -10,821
Northeast	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA

Demand above offer (positive gap)

Offer above demand (negative gap)

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Uttar Pradesh · +Rs. 3,759 Uttarakhand · NA Madhya Pradesh · Rs. -2,540 Chhattisgarh · NA

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Disclaimer: All information on this page is indicative only and derived from posted listings and RFQs on M-EX. It does not constitute a market price quote or investment advice. M-EX and GTE make no representations as to accuracy or completeness. Actual activity depends on quantity, quality, payment terms and other commercial factors agreed between buyers and sellers.