Updates
** Shares of gold miners rise, tracking gains in bullion prices GOL/
** Spot gold XAU= up 0.6% at $3,336.94/ounce; the metal has climbed 3.2% so far this week
** Gold prices rose as the U.S. dollar ticked lower, while the market digested comments on tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of a weekend meeting between the U.S. and China
** Top miner Newmont NEM.N up 1.6% and Barrick Mining ABX.TO rises 1.5%
** U.S.-listed shares of South African miners Gold Fields GFI.N up 1.6%, AngloGold Ashanti AU.N up 6.9% and Harmony Gold HMY.N up 3%
** Canadian miners Agnico Eagle Mines AEM.TO up 1.9% and Kinross Gold K.TO up 1.5%
(Reporting by Pooja Menon in Bengaluru)
((Pooja.Menon@thomsonreuters.com;))