** Shares of gold miners rise, tracking a rise in the price of bullion GOL/
** Spot gold XAU= up 0.1% at $2,916.36/ounce, helped by a weaker U.S. dollar and investors refraining from large bets ahead of the release of U.S. payrolls data later this week
** Concerns about U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs have driven up the prices of safe-haven gold
** Top miners Newmont NEM.N and Barrick Gold ABX.TO up 2% and 2.4% respectively
** South African miners Gold Fields GFI.N up 1.9%, Harmony Gold HMY.N up 2.6% and AngloGold Ashanti AU.N up 2.2%
** Canadian miners Kinross Gold K.TO and Agnico Eagle mines AEM.N up 2.4% and 1.7% respectively
(Reporting by Katha Kalia in Bengaluru)
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