It was a rough start to the trading week for the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) and many ASX shares this Monday.
After finishing last week on a high note, investors were more sober today, with the ASX 200 closing 0.35% lower at 8,266.2 points.
This Garfield-esque start to the week for ASX investors follows a far more euphoric end to the American trading week on Saturday morning (our time).
The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (DJX: .DJI) was on fire, rising 0.59% higher.
The Nasdaq Composite Index (NASDAQ: .IXIC) was far tamer though, inching up by just 0.09%.
But time to return to this week and our local market to see how the different ASX sectors navigated today's tough trading conditions.
Winners and losers
Despite the market's overall drop, we still had a few sectors that managed to eke out a gain. But more on those in a moment.
Leading the losers today were mining shares. The S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index (ASX: XMJ) crashed by a painful 2.8% this session.
Consumer staples shares also had a horrid day, with the S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Staples Index (ASX: XSJ) tanking 1.84%.
Utilities shares were shunned as well. The S&P/ASX 200 Utilities Index (ASX: XUJ) cratered 0.7%.
ASX energy shares only fared marginally better, as you can see from the S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index (ASX: XEJ)'s 0.67% drop.
Gold stocks were also sold off. The All Ordinaries Gold Index (ASX: XGD) slumped 0.53%.
But that's it for the losers. Turning to the winners now, it was tech shares that took out today's crown, with the S&P/ASX 200 Information Technology Index (ASX: XIJ) rocketing up 1.39%.
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) also had a wonderful time today. The S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT Index (ASX: XPJ) soared up 1.37%.
As did healthcare stocks, illustrated by the S&P/ASX 200 Healthcare Index (ASX: XHJ)'s 0.7% surge.
Consumer discretionary shares lucked in as well. The S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Discretionary Index (ASX: XDJ) gained 0.41% this Monday.
Next off the rank were financial stocks, with the S&P/ASX 200 Financials Index (ASX: XFJ) lifting 0.22%.
Financials were followed by industrial shares. The S&P/ASX 200 Industrials Index (ASX: XNJ) received a 0.21% upgrade.
Finally, communications stocks made the winners cut, if only just. The S&P/ASX 200 Communication Services Index (ASX: XTJ) added 0.1% to its total today.
Top 10 ASX 200 shares countdown
Winning today's index race was fund manager HMC Capital Ltd (ASX: HMC). HMC shares rose by a healthy 4.05% up to $10.80 each this session.
This move followed the company releasing some details of its planned data centre REIT, which we covered today.
Here's how the rest of today's winners looked:
| ASX-listed company | Share price | Price change |
| HMC Capital Ltd (ASX: HMC) | $10.80 | 4.05% |
| Genesis Minerals Ltd (ASX: GMD) | $2.33 | 4.02% |
| Megaport Ltd (ASX: MP1) | $7.69 | 3.92% |
| James Hardie Industries plc (ASX: JHX) | $50.00 | 3.16% |
| Zip Co Ltd (ASX: ZIP) | $3.35 | 3.08% |
| Capricorn Metals Ltd (ASX: CMM) | $6.41 | 2.89% |
| Light & Wonder Inc (ASX: LNW) | $157.29 | 2.86% |
| Cochlear Ltd (ASX: COH) | $300.93 | 2.73% |
| Smartgroup Corporation Ltd (ASX: SIQ) | $8.07 | 2.54% |
| Goodman Group (ASX: GMG) | $36.60 | 2.52% |
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.
