Gold miners fall as bullion retreats on profit-taking

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

Spot gold XAU= falls 3.6% to $4,367.44 an ounce, as investors booked profits and a market perception of reduced geopolitical risks curbed safe-haven buying

Top miners Newmont NEM.N falls 4.4% and Barrick Mining ABX.TO down 1.9%

U.S.-listed shares of South African miners Gold Fields GFI.N down ~4%, Harmony Gold HMY.N falls 5.9% and Sibanye Stillwater SBSW.N dips 7.2%

Canadian miners Agnico Eagle Mines AEM.TO and Kinross Gold K.TO decline 4.7% and 3.4%, respectively