It ended up being a bumpy, yet overall negative, start to the trading week for the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) today.
After starting out in the green, the ASX 200 promptly plunged into negative territory by mid-morning. Despite several fluctuations over and under the breakeven line during the session, the ASX 200 ended up closing with an anaemic loss of 0.06%, leaving the index at 7,298.5 points.
That's despite a positive night of trading over on Wall Street last Friday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (DJX: .DJI) ended up rising by a decent 0.33% last week. The Nasdaq Composite Index (NASDAQ: .IXIC) told a different story though and went backwards by 0.18%.
But back to the ASX, and it will be interesting to see which ASX sectors were giving and taking from the market's choppy performance today.
Winners and losers
With today's shaky and indecisive showing from the ASX 200, it will probably come as no surprise to see a mixed bag here.
The best place to be today was ASX tech shares. The S&P/ASX 200 Information Technology Index (ASX: XIJ) ended up having a rather cracking day, rising by 0.88%.
Another bright spot was the consumer discretionary sector. The S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Discretionary Index (ASX: XDJ) had a strong showing with its 0.75% lift.
Industrials shares also had a decent performance, with the S&P/ASX 200 Industrials Index (ASX: XNJ) shooting up 0.59%.
As did ASX financials shares, given the S&P/ASX 200 Financials Index (ASX: XFJ) managed to swing a 0.41% gain.
But we also had some decisive losers today. These were led by ASX energy shares. The S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index (ASX: XEJ) finished 0.81% down. Mining shares were just behind, with the S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index (ASX: XMJ) recording a 0.78% fall.
Another weak corner of the markets was consumer staples shares, evidenced by the S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Staples Index (ASX: XSJ)'s 0.66% slide.
It wasn't much better for ASX healthcare shares or gold stocks. The All Ordinaries Gold Index (ASX: XGD) and the S&P/ASX 200 Healthcare Index (ASX: XHJ) lost 0.57% and 0.21% respectively.
Top 10 ASX 200 shares countdown
This Monday's best-performing share was none other than private health insurer Medibank Private Ltd (ASX: MPL). Medibank shares rose a rosy 3.58% to $3.47 each by the end of trading, despite no fresh news or announcements out of the company.
Here are this session's other winning shares:
| ASX-listed company | Share price | Price change |
| Medibank Private Ltd (ASX: MPL) | $3.47 | 3.58% |
| Polynovo Ltd (ASX: PNV) | $1.63 | 2.84% |
| Credit Corp Group Ltd (ASX: CCP) | $21.46 | 2.78% |
| TechnologyOne Ltd (ASX: TNE) | $15.96 | 2.77% |
| Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX: WHC) | $6.83 | 2.71% |
| Domain Holdings Australia Ltd (ASX: DHG) | $3.83 | 2.41% |
| HMC Capital Ltd (ASX: HMC) | $5.17 | 2.38% |
| Netwealth Group Ltd (ASX: NWL) | $13.98 | 2.19% |
| ResMed Inc (ASX: RMD) | $32.60 | 1.94% |
| IPH Ltd (ASX: IPH) | $8.09 | `1.89% |
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.
