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

** Spot gold XAU= up 0.27% at $4,342.82/ounce

** Prices rise as a stronger U.S. dollar and rising Treasury yields dented demand for the non-yielding metal, though bullion was still set for a weekly gain

** Top miners Newmont NEM.N and Barrick Mining ABX.TO rise 1.3% and 2.4%, respectively

** U.S.-listed shares of South African miners Gold Fields GFI.N up 1.7%, Sibanye Stillwater SBSW.N rise 3.6% and Harmony Gold HMY.N down 1.2%

** Shares of Canadian miners Agnico Eagle Mines AEM.TO and Kinross Gold K.TO up 3.2% and 2.3%, respectively

(Reporting by Katha Kalia in Bengaluru)

((katha.kalia@thomsonreuters.com))