Gold miners gain as bullion prices tick higher

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

Spot gold XAU= up 1.4% at $4,574.09/ounce, hitting its highest since March 20

Gold rises but is set for its biggest monthly slump in nearly two decades, as fading rate cut expectations, rising energy costs and a stronger dollar due to the Iran war weigh on demand

Top miners Newmont NEM.N and Barrick Mining B.N up 2.2% and 1.7%, respectively

South African miners Gold Fields GFI.N, AngloGold Ashanti AU.N, Harmony Gold HMY.N and Sibanye Stillwater SBSW.N gain between 3.3% and 5.8%

Canadian miners Agnico Eagle Mines AEM.N and Kinross Gold KGC.N up 2.7% and 2.2%, respectively