The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) continued the top form we saw yesterday on the markets this Wednesday. The ASX 200 finished up at 7,135.7 points today after a healthy 0.38% gain. That adds nicely to the pleasing 1.5% rise investors enjoyed on the stock market yesterday.
This follows a happy night of trading up on Wall Street overnight.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (DJX: .DJI) finished with a gain of 0.93% last night (our time). The Nasdaq Composite Index (NASDAQ: .IXIC) was a little less enthusiastic, but still gave investors a solid increase of 0.55%.
Let's now check out the ASX sectors that were in the driving seat of this encouraging performance from our local share market today.
Winners and losers
A majority of the ASX 200's sectors recorded a gain today, but it wasn't a universally pleasant experience for all investors.
Our top corner of the market for returns this Wednesday was energy shares. And by quite a margin. The S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index (ASX: XEJ) ended up closing a pleasing 1.96% higher.
The next best places to be this session were mining shares and financial stocks.
The S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index (ASX: XMJ) ended up finishing 1% higher, while the S&P/ASX 200 Financials Index (ASX: XFJ) managed a rise of 0.19%.
Consumer discretionary shares were also a fine place to be, with the S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Discretionary Index (ASX: XDJ) lifting by 0.25%.
The same can't be said of ASX gold shares though. In fact, the All Ordinaries Gold Index (ASX: XGD) was the worst-performing sector on the ASX today, retreating by a chunky 0.93%.
ASX healthcare shares also fared poorly, illustrated by the S&P/ASX 200 Healthcare Index (ASX: XHJ) tanking by 0.64%.
ASX tech shares weren't much better, with the S&P/ASX 200 Information Technology Index (ASX: XIJ) backtracking by 0.5%.
Top 10 ASX 200 shares countdown
The best-performing ASX share of the day today goes to ASX tech share Megaport Ltd (ASX: MP1). Megaport shares ended up closing a healthy 5.45% higher at $9.48 each.
This might be a consequence of Megaport's well-received guidance upgrade that we saw yesterday. This revealed Megaport now expects its normalised earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) to come in at between $19 and 21 million for FY2023, up from $16 to $18 million.
Here are today's other lucky shares:
| ASX-listed company | Share price | Price change |
| Megaport Ltd (ASX: MP1) | $9.48 | 5.45% |
| Incitec Pivot Ltd (ASX: IPL) | $2.92 | 5.42% |
| Capricorn Metals Ltd (ASX: CMM) | $4.57 | 4.1% |
| Virgin Money UK plc (ASX: VUK) | $2.87 | 3.24% |
| Life360 Inc (ASX: 360) | $7.46 | 2.9% |
| Downer EDI Ltd (ASX: DOW) | $4.33 | 2.85% |
| Block Inc (ASX: SQ2) | $105.50 | 2.66% |
| Woodside Energy Group Ltd (ASX: WDS) | $35.27 | 2.65% |
| Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX: FMG) | $22.19 | 2.49% |
| Centuria Capital Group (ASX: CNI) | $1.665 | 2.46% |
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.
