** Shares of gold miners fall, tracking lower prices of
bullion GOL/
** Spot gold XAU= down 0.4%, hurt by a stronger U.S.
dollar and Treasury yields, after U.S. inflation data prompted
investors to scale back expectations of an over-sized rate cut
from the Federal Reserve next week
** Top miners Newmont NEM.N and Barrick Gold ABX.TO gain
2.1% and ~1%, respectively
** U.S.-listed shares of South African miners Gold Fields
GFIJ.J GFI.N and AngloGold Ashanti AU.N each rise 2.5%,
while Harmony Gold HARJ.J HMY.N gains 3.4%
** Franco-Nevada FNV.TO and Agnico Eagle Mines AEM.TO
both up about 1.4%
(Reporting by Vallari Srivastava in Bengaluru)
((Srivastava.Vallari@thomsonreuters.com;))