** Shares of gold miners down, tracking a fall in prices of the bullion GOL/
** Spot gold XAU= down 0.4% at $2,895/ounce, after hitting a peak of $2,942.70 earlier in the session
** Gold prices slipped as investors booked profits following a record high, yet remained bullish amidst fears of a global trade war spurred by U.S. President Donald Trump's new tariffs
** Top miner Newmont NEM.N down 1.5%
** U.S.-listed shares of South African miners Gold Fields GFI.N down ~1% and Harmony Gold HMY.N falls 1.5%
** Shares of Canadian miners Agnico Eagle Mines AEM.TO and Kinross Gold K.TO down 1.6% and ~1%, respectively
(Reporting by Pooja Menon in Bengaluru)
((Pooja.Menon@thomsonreuters.com;))
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