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

** Spot gold XAU= up 0.8% at $3,340.92/ounce, after touching its lowest level since August 1

** Gold prices rise, buoyed by a softer U.S. dollar, as investors looked towards the minutes of the Federal Reserve's July meeting and the Jackson Hole symposium of central bankers this week for cues on further rate cuts

** Top miners Newmont NEM.N and Barrick Mining ABX.TO rise 1.2% and 2.2%, respectively

** U.S.-listed shares of South African miners Gold Fields GFI.N, AngloGold Ashanti AU.N both rise marginally, and Harmony Gold HMY.N up 1.4%

** Canadian miners Agnico Eagle Mines AEM.TO up 1.3% and Kinross Gold K.TO gain 1.1%

(Reporting by Sumit Saha in Bengaluru)

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