** Gold miners rise, tracking gains of the precious metal
** Spot gold XAU= prices up 1.2% at $2325.18/ounce as the
dollar retreats ahead of a key U.S. inflation data that could
offer cues on the Federal Reserve's next interest rate move
** Top gold miners Newmont NEM.N and Barrick Gold ABX.TO
up 1% and 0.5%, respectively
** U.S.-listed shares of South African miners Gold Fields
GFI.N , AngloGold Ashanti AU.N and Harmony Gold HMY.N up
between 0.7% and 3.7%
** Canadian miners Agnico Eagle Mines AEM.TO ,
Franco-Nevada FNV.TO and Kinross Gold K.TO up between 0.9%
and 3.7%
(Reporting by Sourasis Bose in Bengaluru)
((Sourasis.bose@thomsonreuters.com))