NEW YORK - Shares of gold mining companies closed higher Friday as broader market gains offset a small decline in the price of the precious metal.
Gold for June delivery added 90 cents to $890.30 an ounce on the New York Mercantile Exchange, after earlier rising as high as $899.
Here is how some gold mining companies fared.
Goldcorp Inc. rose 29 cents to $36.59
Gold Fields Ltd. rose 15 cents to $13.86
Newmont Mining Corp. rose $1.73, or 4 percent, to $44.73
Barrick Gold Corp. rose 44 cents to $39.67.

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