Updates

** Shares of gold miners up, tracking rise in bullion prices GOL/

** Spot gold XAU= up 1.4% at $3.397.79/ounce, as the U.S. dollar and U.S. bond yields weakened amid uncertainty over trade talks ahead of a U.S. deadline of August 1 for countries to strike deals or face more tariffs

** The U.S. dollar index .DXY was down 0.4%, making dollar-denominated gold more affordable for buyers using other currencies USD/

** Top miners Newmont NEM.N up 3.60% and Barrick Mining ABX.TO rises 3.6%

** South African miners Gold Fields GFI.N rise 5.7%, Harmony Gold HMY.N up 8.2% and AngloGold Ashanti AU.N gains 6%

** Canadian miners Agnico Eagle Mines AEM.TO up 4.6% and Kinross Gold K.TO rises 5.2%

(Reporting by Pranav Mathur)

((Pranav.Mathur@thomsonreuters.com;))