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

** Spot gold XAU= up ~1% at $4,166.34 per ounce

** Bullion prices rise ahead of a U.S. House of Representatives vote to reopen the government that could restart the flow of economic data and set the stage for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates in December

** Top miners Newmont NEM.N and Barrick Mining ABX.TO rise 2.4% and 3.3%, respectively

** U.S-listed shares of South African miners Harmony Gold HMY.N up 5.5%, AngloGold Ashanti AU.N rise 4.4% and Sibanye Stillwater SBSW.N gains 1.8%

** Canadian miners Kinross Gold K.TO and Agnico Eagle Mines AEM.TO gain 2.5% and 1.7%, respectively

(Reporting by Sumit Saha in Bengaluru)

((Sumit.Saha@thomsonreuters.com;))