Gold companies shares up at 1 p.m.

Shares of some top gold companies are up at 1 p.m.:

Barrick Gold Corp. rose $.24 or 1.3 percent, to $18.43.

Gold Fields Ltd ADS rose $.08 or 2.2 percent, to $3.75.

GoldCorp. rose $.41 or 1.5 percent, to $28.07.

Newmont Mining Corp. rose $.26 or 1.0 percent, to $25.34.