• Shares of gold miners fall, tracking prices of bullion [GOL/]

• Spot gold down 0.1% at $3,324.55/ounce

• Prices fell as traders closely monitored U.S.-China talks, the outcome of which could simmer down trade tensions and boost the global economy, lessening demand for safe-haven assets; a rising U.S. dollar added pressure

• Top miners Newmont and Barrick Mining down 1.4% and 1.1% respectively

• U.S.-listed shares of South African miners Harmony Gold

down 2%, Sibanye Stillwater falls 1.8% and Anglogold Ashanti dips 2.4%

• Canadian miners Kinross Gold and Agnico Eagle Mines down 1.6% and 1.2% respectively

(Reporting by Katha Kalia in Bengaluru)