Gold miners down as bullion prices edge lower ahead of Fed rate verdict

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

** Spot gold XAU= down 0.7% at $3,667.51/ounce, after hitting a record high of $3,702.95/ounce on Tuesday

** Gold prices retreated from a record-high level touched in the previous session, as investors locked in profits and a firmer U.S. dollar weighed on prices ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy decision later in the day

** Top miners Newmont NEM.N down 1.5% and Barrick Mining ABX.TO, B.N down 1.8%

** South African miners Gold Fields GFI.N down 3%, Harmony Gold HMY.N down 2.5%, AngloGold Ashanti AU.N down ~2% and Sibanye Stillwater SBSW.N down 2.3%

** Canadian miners Agnico Eagle Mines AEM.TO, AEM.N and Kinross Gold K.TO, KGC.N each down 1.6%