Gold miners edge lower as US dollar strengthens

Franco-Nevada

03/09/2024 16:40

** Shares of gold miners fall, tracking prices of the
bullion  GOL/ 
    ** Spot gold  XAU=  drops 0.7% to $2,479.89/ounce, pressured
by a firm dollar, while investors awaited U.S. non-farm payrolls
data that could determine the size of the potential cut in the
Federal Reserve's September policy meeting
    ** Top miners Newmont  NEM.N  and Barrick Gold  ABX.TO  fall
2.8% and 2.9%, respectively
    ** U.S.-listed shares of South African miners Anglogold
Ashanti  AU.N  fall 3.2%, Harmony Gold  HARJ.J   HMY.N  down
4.5% and Sibanye Stillwater  SSWJ.J   SBSW.N  slips 7.1%
    ** Canadian miners Franco-Nevada  FNV.TO  drop 1.6%, Agnico
Eagle Mines  AEM.TO  down 2.9% and Kinross Gold  K.TO  falls
4.8%

 (Reporting by Vallari Srivastava in Bengaluru)
 ((Srivastava.Vallari@thomsonreuters.com;))