** Shares of gold miners rise as prices of the bullion edge
higher GOL/
** Spot gold XAU= up 0.17% at $2,342.69/ounce, supported
by a fall in the U.S. dollar and Treasury yields
** A weaker U.S. dollar makes gold less expensive for other
currency holders
** Top miners Newmont NEM.N and Barrick Gold ABX.TO both
up marginally
** U.S.-listed shares of South African miners Gold Fields
GFIJ.J GFI.N , Harmony Gold HARJ.J HMY.N , AngloGold
Ashanti ANGJ.J AU.N , and Sibanye Stillwater SSWJ.J
SBSW.N gain between 1.2% and 2.8%
** Canadian miners Kinross Gold K.TO , Franco-Nevada
FNV.TO and Agnico Eagle Mines AEM.TO rise between 0.9% and
1.3%
(Reporting by Vallari Srivastava in Bengaluru)
((Srivastava.Vallari@thomsonreuters.com;))