The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) had another shocker today, notching up its third loss in a row for the week. The index finished up at 7,175.5 points, down 0.75% for the day. Since Monday, the ASX 200 has already lost a nasty 2%.
These losses were led by ASX 200 energy shares. The S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index (ASX: XEJ) ended up falling by a nasty 2.42%, led by Woodside Energy Group Ltd (ASX: WDS) falling by almost 3.7%. Leading coal miner Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX: WHC) was down by 2.59%. Â
This was induced by sharp falls in energy and commodity prices. Oil is now back under US$80 a barrel, with WTI crude down 3.48% to US$74.25 a barrel on the latest numbers.
Meanwhile, the best-performing sector today was utilities, with the S&P/ASX 200 Utilities Index (ASX: XUJ) rising 0.97%. In total, only three of the ASX 200’s 11 sectors were in the green today.
Countdown to the top 10 ASX 200 shares on Thursday
Our top-performing ASX 200 share today was Chalice Mining Ltd (ASX: CHN), which finished the session up a healthy 13.11% at $6.30 a share. This came after the miner indicated that it has uncovered some new copper and nickel reserves at its Julimar Project in Western Australia.
Here are the top ten shares from this Thursday’s trading session:
| ASX-listed company | Share price | Price change |
| Chalice Mining Ltd (ASX: CHN) | $6.30 | 13.11% |
| West African Resources Ltd (ASX: WAF) | $1.13 | 4.65% |
| Silver Lake Resources Limited (ASX: SLR) | $1.34 | 3.88% |
| Ramelius Resources Limited (ASX: RMS) | $0.99 | 3.68% |
| Evolution Mining Ltd (ASX: EVN) | $2.90 | 3.57% |
| St Barbara Ltd (ASX: SBM) | $0.64 | 3.23% |
| Charter Hall Group (ASX: CHC) | $12.77 | 2.98% |
| Imugene Limited (ASX: IMU) | $0.19 | 2.78% |
| TechnologyOne Ltd (ASX: TNE) | $13.79 | 2.53% |
| Nufarm Ltd (ASX: NUF) | $6.35 | 2.42% |
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