Gold miners fall as bullion prices edge lower

Barrick Mining

Today 15:15

** Shares of gold miners fall, tracking decline in bullion prices GOL/
** Spot gold XAU= down 1.3% at $4,031.92/ounce, as recent hostilities in the Middle East fueled inflation concerns and added to expectations of U.S. Federal Reserve rate hikes
** Top miners Newmont NEM.N and Barrick Mining ABX.TO fall 1.8% and ~2%, respectively
** U.S.-listed shares of South African miners Gold Fields GFI.N, AngloGold Ashanti AU.N, Harmony Gold HMY.N and Sibanye Stillwater SBSW.N lose between ~1% and ~3%
** Canadian miners: Agnico Eagle Mines AEM.TO dips 2.4%; Kinross Gold K.TO falls ~2%

 (Reporting by Pooja Menon in Bengaluru)
 ((Pooja.Menon@thomsonreuters.com;))