Aug 19 (Reuters) - Moody's Ratings
* Moody's affirms barrick's baa3 rating; outlook revised to stable
* Moody's says outlook revision on barrick to stable reflects barrick's reducing leverage and management's commitment to further reduce debt
* Barrick's baa3 rating underpinned by large scale, diverse and low-cost gold assets, sizeable copper operations, favorable geopolitical risks, liquidity Source text for Eikon: ID:nMDY16m1nh