The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) endured another rough session this Tuesday, although it wasn't as bad as it could have been.
After falling as much as 0.5% at one point today, the ASX 200 ended up closing at a flat 8,142 points, a loss of 0.13%.
This sobering Tuesday for ASX shares follows a more bullish session up on Wall Street to kick off the American trading week.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (DJX: .DJI) was in fine form, rising 0.15%.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index (NASDAQ: .IXIC) was right behind, notching up a lift of 0.14%.
But let's get back to the local markets now and take a look at what was happening amongst the various ASX sectors today.
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Winners and losers
We had a fairly even mix between risers and fallers this Tuesday.
Leading the fallers were financial shares. The S&P/ASX 200 Financials Index (ASX: XFJ) had a horrid day, plunging 1.87%.
Consumer staples stocks were right behind that, with the S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Staples Index (ASX: XSJ) collapsing by 1.86%.
Healthcare shares had a far better time though. The S&P/ASX 200 Healthcare Index (ASX: XHJ) dropped by just 0.27%.
Communications stocks improved on that again, illustrated by the S&P/ASX 200 Communication Services Index (ASX: XTJ)'s 0.18% pullback.
ASX gold shares were next. The All Ordinaries Gold Index (ASX: XGD) retreated 0.15% today.
Industrial stocks were fairly tame, with the S&P/ASX 200 Industrials Index (ASX: XNJ) sliding 0.02% lower.
Utilities shares round out the losers. The S&P/ASX 200 Utilities Index (ASX: XUJ) slipped down just 0.01%.
Turning now to the winners, the best place to be this Tuesday was in mining stocks, evident from the S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index (ASX: XMJ)'s 2.43% explosion higher.
Energy shares had a cracker too. The S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index (ASX: XEJ) rocketed up 1.53%.
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) came next, with the S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT Index (ASX: XPJ) adding 0.78% to its value.
Tech stocks were also in favour. The S&P/ASX 200 Information Technology Index (ASX: XIJ) vaulted 0.29% higher.
Finally, consumer discretionary shares escaped unscathed, as you can see from the S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Discretionary Index (ASX: XDJ)'s 0.16% improvement.
Top 10 ASX 200 shares countdown
Uranium share Deep Yellow Ltd (ASX: DYL) took out the top spot this Tuesday.
Most uranium shares continued to build on their momentum from yesterday this session, which stemmed from news that Microsoft is considering securing nuclear power for its operations.
Here's how the rest of today's winners pulled up:
| ASX-listed company | Share price | Price change |
| Deep Yellow Ltd (ASX: DYL) | $1.36 | 10.57% |
| Paladin Energy Ltd (ASX: PDN) | $10.86 | 10.14% |
| Boss Energy Ltd (ASX: BOE) | $3.19 | 10.00% |
| Webjet Group Ltd (ASX: WEB) | $0.86 | 7.50% |
| Liontown Resources Ltd (ASX: LTR) | $0.675 | 7.14% |
| Mineral Resources Ltd (ASX: MIN) | $39.16 | 6.53% |
| Sandfire Resources Ltd (ASX: SFR) | $9.80 | 6.18% |
| Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX: WHC) | $6.48 | 6.06% |
| Iluka Resources Ltd (ASX: ILU) | $6.38 | 5.80% |
| Johns Lyng Group Ltd (ASX: JLG) | $3.60 | 5.26% |
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