Gold up Rs 2,000, silver surges Rs 5,200 in Delhi

Gold and silver are shiny metals that people like to buy and keep.

In India, their prices went up on Monday.

Gold became 2,000 rupees more expensive, so it now costs about 1,56,000 rupees for 10 grams.

Silver went up by 5,200 rupees, so one kilogram now costs about 2,40,000 rupees.

One reason is that the Indian rupee became weaker compared to other money.

Since gold and silver are brought into India from other countries, they cost more when the rupee is weak.

Gold prices went up for five days in a row.

Around the world, gold was almost unchanged and silver was a little higher.

Some people who watch these prices say investors are waiting for new inflation news from America.

Prices stayed high also because of worries about tensions in West Asia and hopes that the US central bank will be less aggressive.