BUZZ - Gold stocks fall due to rising oil prices and increasing government bond yields

September 24 - ** Gold miner stocks fall with gold prices GOL/

** Spot gold XAU= fell 0.5% to $4,267.83 per ounce, after hitting its lowest level since September 16

** Gold prices edged lower as rising oil prices and a more hawkish Federal Reserve stance boosted expectations for interest rate hikes

** Leading mining companies Newmont Mining NEM.N and Barrick Gold ABX.TO fell 2.1% and 1.0% respectively

** U.S.-listed shares of South African miners Gold Fields (GFI.N), Harmony Gold (HMY.N), and AngloGold Ashanti (AU.N) fell between 1.3% and 2.6%

** Canadian miner Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM.TO) fell 1.5%

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