Updates
** Shares of gold miners jump, as bullion prices hit a lifetime high GOL/
** Spot gold XAU= up 1.4% at $2,796.15/ounce, hitting its record high level at $2,798.24/ounce earlier in the session
** Gold prices rose on safe-haven demand due to U.S. tariff threats, while the focus was also on a crucial inflation report for clues on the Federal Reserve's policy path
** Top miner Newmont NEM.N up 3.5% and Barrick Gold ABX.TO up 4.6%
** U.S.-listed shares of South African miners Gold Fields GFI.N up 4.2%, Harmony Gold HMY.N rises 3.5%, AngloGold Ashanti AU.N up 4.9%, Sibanye Stillwater SBSW.N rises 6.1%
** Shares of Canadian miners Agnico Eagle Mines AEM.TO and Kinross Gold K.TO up 3.8% and 3.2%, respectively
(Reporting by Pooja Menon in Bengaluru)
((Pooja.Menon@thomsonreuters.com;))
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