Gold miners gain after bullion rises on dip-buying, markets await US inflation data

U.S.-listed shares of gold miners rise premarket, tracking prices of the bullion

Spot gold was up 1% at $4,969.85 per ounce

Prices bounced back after hitting a near one-week low on Thursday, as investors stepped in to buy at cheaper prices while they waited for key U.S. inflation data later in the day

Top miners Newmont NEM.N and Barrick Mining ABX.TO, B.N gain 1.4% and 1%, respectively

South African miners Gold Fields GFI.N up 1.6% and AngloGold Ashanti AU.N gains 1.5%

Canadian miners Kinross Gold K.TO, KGC.N 1.3% and Agnico Eagle Mines AEM.TO, AEM.N climbs 2.7%