It is strange, but maybe the minor stocks are in “sympathy” with the lower general shares. But that will probably change as you suggested. The mining shares will “come to their senses” when they realize bigger profits without doing any more “work” just because of much higher PM prices. Even their untapped reserves under ground are higher, making the “real estate” worth more.
We’ll have to wait and see. 🙂 Trumps got everyone saying that now.