It was a pleasant hump day for the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) and many ASX shares this Wednesday.
After yesterday’s lethargic showing, investors came back to the ASX boards with a little more pep in their steps, sending the ASX 200 0.37% higher. After staying in green territory all day, the index ended up closing at 8,841.1 points.
This confident mid-week session for the Australian markets follows a sunny session on Wall Street.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (DJX: .DJI) had a lukewarm day, rising by just 0.018%.
However, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index (NASDAQ: .IXIC) was far more bullish, gaining 0.9%.
Let’s get back to the local markets now and dive a little deeper into what the various ASX sectors were up to today.
Winners and losers
We had more green sectors than red ones this session.
Leading the red sectors were communications shares. The S&P/ASX 200 Communication Services Index (ASX: XTJ) was shunned, tumbling 1.2%.
Gold stocks had a similar experience, with the All Ordinaries Gold Index (ASX: XGD) diving 0.95%.
Energy shares found themselves on the nose, too. The S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index (ASX: XEJ) retreated 0.57% this hump day.
We could say the same for consumer staples stocks, with the S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Staples Index (ASX: XSJ) dipping 0.56%.
Healthcare stocks couldn’t hold their own either, evident by the S&P/ASX 200 Healthcare Index (ASX: XHJ)’s 0.38% slide.
Our last losers were consumer discretionary shares. The S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Discretionary Index (ASX: XDJ) slipped 0.22% lower by the close of trading.
Let’s turn to the winners now. Leading the push higher were mining stocks, with the S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index (ASX: XMJ) surging 1.7%.
Utilities shares were far tamer, though. The S&P/ASX 200 Utilities Index (ASX: XUJ) lifted 0.17% today.
Financial stocks were also in that ballpark, illustrated by the S&P/ASX 200 Financials Index (ASX: XFJ)’s 0.15% advance.
Tech shares followed financials. The S&P/ASX 200 Information Technology Index (ASX: XIJ) jumped 0.13%.
Then we had real estate investment trusts (REITs), with the S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT Index (ASX: XPJ) also bouncing 0.13% higher.
Finally, industrial stocks rounded out the winners this Wednesday, as you can see by the S&P/ASX 200 Industrials Index (ASX: XNJ)’s 0.07% bump.
Top 10 ASX 200 shares countdown
Our best performer this hump day was miner Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd (ASX: KCN). Kingsgate shares shot up 15.89% this session to finish at $4.23 each.
This came after the company reported some guidance and production updates, which clearly went down well with the market.
Here’s how the other top stocks tied up at the dock:
| ASX-listed company | Share price | Price change |
| Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd (ASX: KCN) | $4.23 | 15.89% |
| Mesoblast Ltd (ASX: MSB) | $2.59 | 8.82% |
| Zip Co Ltd (ASX: ZIP) | $3.20 | 8.47% |
| NextDC Ltd (ASX: NXT) | $13.81 | 5.66% |
| FireFly Metals Ltd (ASX: FFM) | $1.84 | 5.44% |
| Block Inc (ASX: XYZ) | $118.15 | 5.18% |
| Neuren Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX: NEU) | $17.54 | 5.09% |
| James Hardie Industries plc (ASX: JHX) | $37.15 | 4.41% |
| Elevra Lithium Ltd (ASX: ELV) | $9.25 | 4.05% |
| IGO Ltd (ASX: IGO) | $7.00 | 3.86% |
Our top 10 shares countdown is a recurring end-of-day summary that shows which companies made big moves on the day. Check in at Fool.com.au after the weekday market closes to see which stocks make the countdown.
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