Gold companies shares up at 10 a.m.

Shares of some top gold companies are up at 10 a.m.:

Barrick Gold Corp. rose $.28 or 2.2 percent, to $12.93.

Gold Fields Ltd ADS rose $.09 or 2.1 percent, to $4.11.

GoldCorp rose $.26 or 1.3 percent, to $20.11.

Newmont Mining Corp. rose $.16 or .7 percent, to $23.78.