U.S.-listed shares of gold miners rise premarket, as bullion extended its record run, now just shy of the $4,500 per-ounce mark (GOL/)
Spot gold (XAU=) was up 1% at $4,488.94 per ounce, after hitting a record $4,497.55 earlier in the session
Prices rise as a weaker dollar and persistent geopolitical uncertainty boost demand for the safe-haven metal
Top miners Newmont (NEM.N) and Barrick Mining (ABX.TO) (B.N) up 1% and ~1% respectively
Canadian miners Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM.TO) (AEM.N) up 1.3%, Kinross Gold (K.TO) (KGC.N) gains 1.1%
South African miners Harmony gold (HMY.N) up 2.1% and Gold Fields (GFI.N) up marginally

Gold miners' stocks rise as gold prices near $4,500 per ounce, driven by a weaker dollar and geopolitical uncertainties. Newmont and Barrick Mining shares increase by about 1%, Agnico Eagle Mines by 1.3%, Kinross Gold by 1.1%, Harmony Gold by 2.1%, and Gold Fields marginally.

Reuters

BUZZ-Gold miners gain as bullion extends record run on softer dollar, geopolitical uncertainties