By Pooja Menon — Feb 18 - 01:49 PM
• Shares of gold miners gain, tracking a rise in bullion prices [GOL/]
• Spot gold up 1.1% at $2,931.75/ounce, after hitting a record high of $2,942.70/ounce last week
• Gold prices rise as concerns over economic growth due to uncertainty surrounding U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff plans prompted safe-haven flows
• Top miners Newmont and Barrick Gold up 1.9% and 1.8%, respectively
• U.S.-listed shares of South African miner Gold Fields
up 1.3%
• Canadian miner Agnico Eagle Mines rises 1%
(Reporting by Pooja Menon in Bengaluru)
Source:
London Stock Exchange Group | Thomson Reuters