Gold miners gain as bullion prices rise on softer US dollar
BUZZ-Gold miners gain as bullion prices rise on softer US dollar ** U.S.-listed shares of gold miners gain premarket, tracking rise in bullion prices GOL/
** Spot gold XAU= up 1.1% at $4,308.39 per ounce after hitting a near-six-week low on Wednesday
** Gold prices climb as a softer U.S. dollar and easing oil prices lend support, while investors assessed the Federal Reserve's latest rate hike and prospects for further policy tightening
** Top miners Newmont NEM.N, Barrick Gold ABX.TO, B.N up 1.6% and 1.8%, respectively
** South African miners Gold Fields GFI.N rises 3.4%, Harmony Gold HMY.N jumps 3.6%, AngloGold Ashanti AU.N gains 2.4% and Sibanye-Stillwater SBSW.N up 1.1%
** Canadian miners Agnico Eagle Mines AEM.TO, AEM.N rises 2.7% and Kinross Gold K.TO, KGC.N adds ~2%
(Reporting by Pooja Menon in Bengaluru)