Gold miners gain as bullion prices rise on weaker dollar

Shares of gold miners rise, tracking bullion prices GOL/

Spot gold XAU= up 0.4% at $4,321.25 per ounce

Prices rise bolstered by a softer dollar and expectations of U.S. interest rate cuts in the coming year

Top miners Newmont NEM.N up ~3% and Barrick Mining ABX.TO up ~2%

U.S.-listed shares of South African miners Gold Fields GFI.N up 2.1%, AngloGold Ashanti AU.N up ~3 and Sibanye Stillwater SBSW.K up 2.3%

Canadian miner Agnico Eagle Mines AEM.TO rises 1.6% and Kinross Gold K.TO up 1.3%