** Shares of gold miners down, tracking lower bullion prices

** Spot gold XAU= down 0.5% at $4,018/ounce, as investors book profits after bullion hit record high of $4,059.05/ounce GOL/

** Top miners Newmont NEM.N and Barrick Mining ABX.TO down 2.7% and 1.4%, respectively

** U.S.-listed shares of South African miners Gold Fields GFI.N slip 3.5%, AngloGold Ashanti AU.N fall ~4% and Harmony Gold HMY.N down marginally

** Canadian miners Agnico Eagle Mines AEM.TO down 2.8% and Kinross Gold K.TO down 2%

(Reporting by Pranav Mathur in Bengaluru)

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