Gold miners rise as bullion jumps on safe‑haven demand amid widening Middle East conflict

Kinross Gold

04/03/2026 09:54

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

** Spot gold XAU= up 1.9% at $5,182.44/ounce, rebounding from a more than one-week low hit in the previous session, as a widening Middle East conflict sent global markets tumbling and supported safe-haven demand

** Top miners Newmont  NEM.N gains 2.8% and Barrick Mining B.N up 2.1%

** South African miners Gold Fields  GFI.N, AngloGold Ashanti  AU.N, Harmony Gold HMY.N and Sibanye Stillwater  SBSW.N gain between 1.7% and 3.1%

** Canadian miners Agnico Eagle Mines  AEM.N up 3% and Kinross Gold  KGC.N gains 2.4%

(Reporting by Sumit Saha in Bengaluru)

((Sumit.Saha@thomsonreuters.com;))