Gold miners rise as bullion prices gain on safe-haven demand

Shares of gold miners rise, tracking a gain in bullion prices GOL/

Spot gold XAU= rose 1.4% to $4,126.00 per ounce

Gold prices rise as investors flocked to the safe-haven asset ahead of the release of the Federal Reserve's latest meeting minutes later in the day and delayed U.S. employment data

Top miners Newmont NEM.N and Barrick Mining ABX.TO rise 3% and 2% respectively

U.S.-listed shares of South African miners Gold Fields GFI.N up 5%, Harmony Gold HMY.N up 2.5%, AngloGold Ashanti AU.N up 4.2% and Sibanye Stillwater SBSW.N rises 8.5%

Canadian miners Agnico Eagle Mines AEM.TO gain 2.4% and Kinross Gold K.TO up 3%