The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) enjoyed a convincing return to form this Thursday, rising enthusiastically after several days of stagnation.
The ASX 200 closed at 8,075.7 points today, benefitting from a euphoric 1.1% jump.
This happy Thursday for the Australian markets follows a bullish session on Wall Street last night.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (DJX: .DJI) rose by 0.31%, despite starting the day in the red.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index (NASDAQ: .IXIC) did far better though, leaping 2.17% higher.
But let's return to the local markets and take stock of what was happening in the different ASX sectors today.
Winners and losers
The markets were awash with green ink this session, with not one sector seeing a loss.
Leading the charge were tech shares. The S&P/ASX 200 Information Technology Index (ASX: XIJ) was on fire, exploding 2.44% upwards.
Just behind that came energy stocks, with the S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index (ASX: XEJ) rocketing 2.32% higher.
Then, we had real estate investment trusts (REITs). The S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT Index (ASX: XPJ) soared by 1.85%.
Gold stocks had a great day, too, as you can see from the All Ordinaries Gold Index (ASX: XGD)'s 1.47% surge.
Financial shares weren't too far behind. The S&P/ASX 200 Financials Index (ASX: XFJ) galloped up 1.27%.
ASX consumer discretionary stocks came next, with the S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Discretionary Index (ASX: XDJ) shooting 1.24% higher.
Healthcare shares had a great day as well. The S&P/ASX 200 Healthcare Index (ASX: XHJ) had vaulted 1.06% by the closing bell.
Industrial stocks missed out on the 1%-plus club, though. The S&P/ASX 200 Industrials Index (ASX: XNJ) lifted by a tantalising 0.99%.
As did utilities shares, evidenced by the S&P/ASX 200 Utilities Index (ASX: XUJ)'s 0.95% rise.
Mining stocks were a little more subdued, though. The S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index (ASX: XMJ) bounced by 0.45%.
Communications shares, even more so, with the S&P/ASX 200 Communication Services Index (ASX: XTJ) getting a 0.27% bump.
Finally, consumer staples stocks were lucky last. The S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Staples Index (ASX: XSJ) crawled 0.23% higher.
Top 10 ASX 200 shares countdown
Today's top stock went to uranium share Deep Yellow Ltd (ASX: DYL). Like most ASX uranium stocks, Deep Yellow had an incredible day, rocketing up 13.53% to $1.175 a share.
As my Fool colleague Bernd reported today, these spikes follow news that Russia is considering restricting uranium exports.
Here's how the rest of today's winners landed the plane:
| ASX-listed company | Share price | Price change |
| Deep Yellow Ltd (ASX: DYL) | $1.175 | 13.53% |
| Boss Energy Ltd (ASX: BOE) | $2.89 | 10.73% |
| Tabcorp Holdings Ltd (ASX: TAH) | $0.445 | 9.88% |
| Paladin Energy Ltd (ASX: PDN) | $9.79 | 9.14% |
| Nickel Industries Ltd (ASX: NIC) | $0.84 | 9.09% |
| Mineral Resources Ltd (ASX: MIN) | $38.02 | 8.26% |
| Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS) | $2.88 | 7.87% |
| Zip Co Ltd (ASX: ZIP) | $2.26 | 7.11% |
| IGO Ltd (ASX: IGO) | $5.48 | 6.82% |
| Red 5 Ltd (ASX: RED) | $0.305 | 5.17% |
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.
