BUZZ - Gold price falls to an 11-month low, driving down gold stocks

October 30 - ** Gold mining stocks fall, tracking decline in gold prices GOL/

** Spot gold XAU= drops (link) 2.2% to $3,933.56 per ounce, after previously hitting the lowest level since November 2025

** Gold prices declined as expectations for further U.S. interest rate hikes increased, driven by rising crude oil prices and continued inflation concerns

** Leading mining companies: Newmont Mining NEM.N fell 3.4%, Barrick Gold ABX.TO dropped 3.8%

** U.S.-listed South African mining companies: Gold Fields GFI.N, AngloGold Ashanti AU.N, and Harmony Gold HMY.N declined between 5.7% and 6.1%

** Canadian mining companies: Agnico Eagle Mines AEM.TO lost 4.2%, Kinross Gold K.TO fell 4.1%

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