Gold miners rise as bullion prices edge higher

U.S.-listed shares of gold miners up premarket, tracking rise in bullion prices GOL/

Spot gold XAU= up 0.8% at $4,531.56 per ounce at 1046 GMT, after gaining more than 1% earlier in the session

Gold rises on bargain-hunting, but set for its largest monthly decline in nearly two decades as rising oil prices due to the escalating war in the Middle East nearly eliminate rate cut bets for the year

Top miners Newmont NEM.N up 1.1%, while Barrick Mining ABX.TO, B.N rises marginally

South African miners Gold Fields GFI.N and Harmony Gold HMY.N up 1.5% each; AngloGold Ashanti AU.N rises ~1%,

Canadian miners Agnico Eagle Mines AEM.TO, AEM.N and Kinross Gold K.TO, KGC.N up marginally and 1.4%, respectively