<h1>US H-1B visa fee hike spurred capital outflows, weakening rupee and driving domestic gold and silver to record highs.</h1> A regulatory increase in US H-1B visa fees prompted capital outflows that weakened the rupee, materially contributing to record domestic prices for 99.9% and 99.5% purity gold and to an all-time high in silver, with international spot prices rising in tandem.