It was an interesting day for the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) this Tuesday. The ASX 200 played jump rope with the breakeven line for most of the trading day, with stints in both positive and negative territory.
However, the index jumped dramatically when it became clear the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would not be increasing interest rates this month. Hallelujah indeed.
By the end of today's trading, the ASX 200 had closed at 7,279 points, a rise of 0.45%.
It was a similarly shaky session up on Wall Street overnight.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (DJX: .DJI) also didn't seem to know what it wanted to do, and ended up rising by 0.03%. The Nasdaq Composite Index (NASDAQ: .IXIC) improved on that slightly, seeing a lift of 0.21%.
So let's now take a look at which ASX sectors were moving and shaking things up on the share market this Tuesday.
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Winners and losers
It turned out to be a fairly positive day for almost all corners of the ASX this session.
The market's gains were led by ASX gold shares. The All Ordinaries Gold Index (ASX: XGD) topped the ASX this Tuesday with its confident rise of 1.87%.
ASX financials shares also had a cracker, with the S&P/ASX 200 Financials Index (ASX: XFJ) gaining 1.08%.
As did ASX energy shares. The S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index (ASX: XEJ) was a great place to be today, notching up a 1.16% increase.
Also making a pleasing move higher was real estate investment trusts (REITs). The S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT Index (ASX: XPJ) recorded a rise of 0.95%.
In fact, there were only three sectors that went backwards during today's trading, and not by much at that. The worst place to be was industrials shares, with the S&P/ASX 200 Industrials Index (ASX: XNJ) falling by 0.15%.
Also retreating was the S&P/ASX 200 Health Care Index (ASX: XHJ) and the S&P/ASX 200 Communications Services Index (ASX: XTJ), which dropped by 0.06% and 0.007% respectively. But overall, most ASX investors would be happy with what today brought.
Top 10 ASX 200 shares countdown
Let's now dig a little deeper into which shares were bringing home the bacon this session.
Our best-performing share of the day was again horticultural company Costa Group Holdings (ASX: CGC) — and by a mile. Costa shares rocketed 12.08% higher to $3.34 each following the news the company has received a takeover approach from Paine Schwartz Partners, valuing it at $3.50 a share.
Here are the other top performers of today:
| ASX-listed company | Share price | Price change |
| Costa Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: CGC) | $3.34 | 12.08% |
| Paladin Energy Ltd (ASX: PDN) | $0.775 | 4.73% |
| Lynas Rare Earths Ltd (ASX: LYC) | $7.20 | 4.2% |
| Eagers Automotive Ltd (ASX: APE) | $14.39 | 4.05% |
| Gold Road Resources Ltd (ASX: GOR) | $1.60 | 3.9% |
| Lifestyle Communities Ltd (ASX: LIC) | $16.60 | 3.69% |
| NIB Holdings Limited (ASX: NHF) | $8.72 | 3.44% |
| Link Administration Holdings Ltd (ASX: LNK) | $1.72 | 2.69% |
| Monadelphous Group Ltd (ASX: MND) | $11.88 | 2.59% |
| Charter Hall Group (ASX: CHC) |
$11.11 | 2.49% |
| HMC Capital Ltd (ASX: HMC) | $5.10 | 2.41% |
Our top 10 shares countdown is a recurring end-of-day summary to let you know which companies were making big moves on the day. Check in at Fool.com.au after the weekday market closes to see which stocks make the countdown.
