Gold miners down as bullion prices edge lower on strong US dollar

U.S.-listed shares of gold miners down premarket, tracking fall in bullion prices GOL/

Spot gold XAU down 1.1% at $3,282.33/ounce

Gold prices dipped as the U.S. dollar held firm and hope for de-escalation in U.S.-China trade tensions dented appetite for safe-haven assets

Top miners Newmont NEM.N down 1.1% and Barrick Gold ABX.TO, GOLD.N falls ~1%

South African miners Gold Fields GFI.N down 1.8%, AngloGold Ashanti AU.N falls 1.5% and Harmony Gold HMY.N down 1.5%

Canadian miners Agnico Eagle Mines AEM.TO, AEM.N down 1.4% and Kinross Gold K.TO, KGC.N falls 1.1%