Gold miners fall as bullion prices edge lower
BUZZ-Gold miners fall as bullion prices edge lower Updates
** Shares of gold miners down, tracking lower bullion prices GOL/
** Spot gold XAU= down 1.8% at $4,058.48/ounce, having hit its highest level since July 7 on Wednesday
** Gold prices fall on Thursday as the Middle East conflict drove energy prices higher, fuelling inflation concerns and reinforcing expectations of U.S. interest-rate hikes this year
** Top miner Newmont NEM.N and Barrick Mining ABX.TO down 1.8% and 1.3%, 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 decline between 2.9% and 4.3%
** Canadian miners: Agnico Eagle Mines AEM.TO down 1.3% and Kinross Gold K.TO falls 2.3%
(Reporting by Pooja Menon and Sumit Saha in Bengaluru)