S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) mining shares have widely outperformed the benchmark over the past six months.
The reason, as you’re likely aware, is soaring commodity prices.
That’s helped propel the S&P/ASX 300 Metals & Mining Index (ASX: XMM) – which includes some smaller miners outside the ASX 200 – to a 31.82% gain over the past six months.
Over those same six months, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) gained 2.95%.
So, how did the big ASX 200 mining shares fare?