Gold miners fall as bullion prices edge lower on stronger US dollar

Shares of gold miners fall, tracking a dip in bullion prices GOL/

Spot gold XAU= was down 0.5% at $3,744.19/ounce, after hitting a record high of $3,790.82 on Tuesday

Gold prices dropped as the U.S. dollar firmed while investors hunkered down for economic data due later in the week for further cues on the Federal Reserve's policy path

Top miners Newmont NEM.N and Barrick Mining ABX.TO down 1.4% and 3%, respectively

U.S.-listed shares of South African miners Harmony Gold HMY.N down 4.5%, Gold Fields GFI.N falls ~3%, and AngloGold Ashanti AU.N dips 3.2%

Canadian miners Agnico Eagle Mines AEM.TO down 2.2% and Kinross Gold K.TO falls 3.8%