Gold miners rise as bullion prices edge higher
BUZZ-Gold miners rise as bullion prices edge higher Updates
** Shares of gold miners gain, tracking rise in bullion prices GOL/
** Spot gold XAU= up 1.2% at $4,080.14 per ounce, as the U.S. dollar weakened and expectations of U.S. interest rate hikes eased slightly following inflation data, though prices were still on track for a fourth consecutive weekly decline
** Top miners Newmont NEM.N up 1.6% and Barrick Mining ABX.TO gains 2.3%
** U.S.-listed shares of South African miners Gold Fields GFI.N rises 2.5%, Harmony Gold HMY.N jumps 3.5%, AngloGold Ashanti AU.N gains 2.6% and Sibanye Stillwater
SW.J> adds 1.8% ** Canadian miners Agnico Eagle Mines AEM.TO rises 1.6% and Kinross Gold K.TO up 2.7%
(Reporting by Pooja Menon in Bengaluru)