It was a wild, but ultimately positive, session for the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) and many ASX shares this Tuesday.
After opening sharply lower and spending most of the session in red territory, the ASX 200 ended up staging a late afternoon recovery, closing with a minuscule 0.023% rise. That leaves the index at 8,793.3 points.
This bumpy day for ASX investors followed a rough start to the American trading week on Wall Street’s boards last night.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (DJX: .DJI) started the week on a sour note, falling 0.59%.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index (NASDAQ: .IXIC) fared slightly better, though, dropping by 0.048%.
But let’s return to the local markets now and take stock of what the various ASX sectors were up to this Tuesday.
Winners and losers
Despite the broader market’s nominal lift, green sectors outnumbered red sectors this session.
Leading those red sectors were healthcare stocks. The S&P/ASX 200 Healthcare Index (ASX: XHJ) crashed 1.05% lower today.
Communications shares were on the nose as well, with the S&P/ASX 200 Communication Services Index (ASX: XTJ) tumbling 0.88%.
Consumer discretionary stocks weren’t popular either. The S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Discretionary Index (ASX: XDJ) saw its value tank 0.83%.
We could say the same for financial shares, as you can verify by the S&P/ASX 200 Financials Index (ASX: XFJ)’s 0.71% dive.
Next up were industrial stocks. The S&P/ASX 200 Industrials Index (ASX: XNJ) had dipped 0.34% by the closing bell.
Our last losers were consumer staples shares, with the S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Staples Index (ASX: XSJ) slipping 0.08%.
Turning to the green sectors now, these were led by gold stocks. The All Ordinaries Gold Index (ASX: XGD) soared 3.64% higher this Tuesday.
Tech shares ran hot as well, evident from the S&P/ASX 200 Information Technology Index (ASX: XIJ)’s 3.26% surge.
Mining stocks were also in demand. The S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index (ASX: XMJ) jumped 1.33% today.
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) were next, with the S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT Index (ASX: XPJ) leaping 0.61%.
Then we had energy shares. The S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index (ASX: XEJ) saw a 0.4% increase this session.
Finally, utilities stocks got over the winner’s line, illustrated by the S&P/ASX 200 Utilities Index (ASX: XUJ)’s 0.22% lift.
Top 10 ASX 200 shares countdown
Gold miner Minerals 260 Ltd (ASX: MI6) took out today’s top spot. Minerals 260 shares spiked 7.69% higher this Tuesday to close at 64 cents apiece.
There wasn’t any news out from the company, but most gold shares had a strong session.
Here’s how the other winners landed their planes:
| ASX-listed company | Share price | Price change |
| Minerals 260 Ltd (ASX: MI6) | $0.63 | 7.69% |
| NextDC Ltd (ASX: NXT) | $14.06 | 7.74% |
| South32 Ltd (ASX: S32) | $4.35 | 6.62% |
| Predictive Discovery Ltd (ASX: PDI) | $0.66 | 6.45% |
| Evolution Mining Ltd (ASX: EVN) | $10.89 | 5.63% |
| Bellevue Gold Ltd (ASX: BGL) | $1.26 | 5.46% |
| Megaport Ltd (ASX: MP1) | $18.95 | 5.10% |
| Emerald Resorces Ltd (ASX: EMR) | $5.23 | 5.02% |
| Vault Minerals Ltd (ASX: VAU) | $4.82 | 4.78% |
| Ramelius Resources Ltd (ASX: RMS) | $3.02 | 4.50% |
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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