BUZZ-UK precious metals miners: Gold recovers from 5-1/2 yr lows
(Updates to include Europe index performance, comparison)
** UK precious metals miners among top performers across Europe's benchmark as gold prices recover from multi-year lows
** Randgold up 3.5 pct and Centamin (Toronto: CEE.TO - news) up nearly 3 pct , top of FTSE 100 and FTSE Mid-250 indices respectively
** UK mining cos account for 4 of the top 5 performers on the day on the STOXX 600
** Other precious metals miners Fresnillo (Other OTC: FNLPF - news) , Hochschild, Acacia, Petropavlovsk (LSE: POG.L - news) up 1.8-3 pct
** Diversified miners BHP, Anglo American (LSE: AAL.L - news) , Rio Tinto (LSE: RIO.L - news) up 1.5-2.1 pct (venkateshasoumithri.mamidipudi.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)