** Shares of gold miners slip as bullion prices were
pressured by rate hike expectations and a stronger dollar
** Spot gold XAU= fell 1.27% to $1,786.10 per ounce
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** Newmont NEM.N down 1.21% and U.S.-listed shares of
Barrick Gold GOLD.N lose 1.22%
** U.S.-listed shares of South African miners Sibanye
Stillwater SBSW.N , Gold Fields GFI.N and Harmony Gold Mining
HMY.N dip 2.77% to 4.15%
** Toronto-listed shares of Canadian miners Kinross Gold
K.TO and Yamana Gold YRI.TO down 3.19% and 2.94%,
respectively
(Reporting by Rithika Krishna in Bengaluru)
((Rithika.Krishna@thomsonreuters.com; Twitter: https://twitter.com/rithika_krishna))