Gold miners rise as bullion prices edge up on softer US dollar
BUZZ-Gold miners rise as bullion prices edge up on softer US dollar ** US-listed shares of gold miners rise premarket, tracking prices of bullion GOL/
** Spot gold XAU= up 1.3% at $4,184.74/ounce, heading for a weekly gain
** Gold prices rise on a combination of cooling oil prices and a softer US dollar, with markets weighing the likelihood of further Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes
** Top miners Newmont NEM.N and Barrick Gold ABX.TO, B.N, GOLD.N rise 2% and 1.7% respectively
** South African miners Gold Fields GFIJ.J, GFI.N, Harmony Gold HARJ.J, HMY.N and AngloGold Ashanti AU.N rise between ~1% and 3.54%
** Canadian miners Agnico Eagle Mines AEM.TO, AEM.N and Kinross Gold K.TO, KGC.N each rise 2.2%
(Reporting by Tyakshi Singh in Bengaluru)