Gold miners fall on inflation woes and firmer dollar

Kinross Gold

20/04/2026 10:59

** U.S.-listed shares of gold miners fall premarket, tracking lower bullion prices GOL/

** Spot gold XAU= down 0.7% at $4,792.89 per ounce

** Bullion prices fall owing to a stronger U.S. dollar and renewed inflation fears after another closure of the Strait of Hormuz pushed oil prices higher

** Top miners Newmont NEM.N and Barrick Mining B.N ABX.TO dip ~2% and 1.4% respectively

** South African miners: Gold Fields GFI.N, AngloGold Ashanti AU.N both inch down 3.4% and Harmony Gold HMY.N fall 2.5%

** Canadian miners: Agnico Eagle Mines AEM.N AEM.TO and Kinross Gold KGC.N K.TO loose 1.7% and 2.5%, respectively

 (Reporting by Dharna Bafna in Bengaluru)

 ((dharna.bafna@thomsonreuters.com))