
Shares of gold miners rise, tracking price of bullion GOL/
Spot gold XAU= crosses $4,900/ounce for the first time
Price rise driven by heightened geopolitical uncertainties and a weaker dollar
Top miner Newmont NEM.N up 3.2% and Barrick Mining ABX.TO up ~2%
South African miner Gold Fields GFIJ.J up 2.6%, Harmony Gold HARJ.J up 3.5% and Sibanye Stillwater SSWJ.J surges 6.2%
Canadian miners Agnico Eagle Mines AEM.TO up 4.3% and Kinross Gold K.TO rises ~5%