Gold miners decline as bullion prices retreat from record highs

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

Spot gold XAU= down 0.7% at $4,456.50/ounce after marking a record high of $4,525.18 earlier in the session

Bullion prices edge lower, taking a breather after surging past the key $4,500-an-ounce mark earlier in the session

Top miners Newmont NEM.N and Barrick Mining ABX.TO down 1% and 1.5%, respectively

U.S.-listed shares of South African miners Gold Fields GFI.N, Harmony Gold HMY.N and Sibanye Stillwater SBSW.N decline between 1.9% and 2.8%

Canadian miners Agnico Eagle Mines AEM.TO down marginally and Kinross Gold K.TO decline 1.9%