Gold miners rise tracking bullion prices as dollar weakens, Strait of Hormuz stays open

Kinross Gold

17/04/2026 14:43

** Shares of gold miners rise, tracking prices of the bullion GOL/

** Spot gold XAU= up 1.2% at $4,846.28 per ounce, headed for a fourth consecutive weekly gain

** Prices rise as dollar weakens and Iran’s foreign minister says passage through the Strait of Hormuz remains open during the ceasefire

** Top miners Newmont NEM.N and Barrick Mining ABX.TO up 1.3% and 2.4% respectively

** U.S.-listed shares of South African miners: Gold Fields GFI.N up 4.8%, AngloGold Ashanti AU.N rises 3.6% and Harmony Gold HMY.N gains 6.7%

** Canadian miner Kinross Gold K.TO gains 1.3%

 (Reporting by Pranav Mathur in Bengaluru)

 ((Pranav.Mathur@thomsonreuters.com;))