Updates
** Shares of gold miners rise, as bullion scales new high
** Spot gold XAU= hits fresh record high at $4,748.09/ounce, last up 1.6%
** Prices climb as global tensions spark yet another rush to safety
** Top miner Newmont NEM.N hits its all time high, last up 3.1% and Barrick Mining ABX.TO gains marginally
** U.S.-listed shares of South African miner Harmony Gold HMY.N climbs 4.7%, Gold Fields GFI.N rises 7.1%, AngloGold Ashanti AU.N up 5.5% and Sibanye Stillwater SBSW.N gains 2%
** Canadian miners: Agnico Eagle Mines AEM.TO up 1.5% and Kinross Gold K.TO up 0.8%
(Reporting by Utkarsh Tushar Hathi and Sumit Saha in Bengaluru)
((utkarshtushar.hathi@thomsonreuters.com))