The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) started the trading week on Monday with a shaky but overall positive performance.
After starting with a big sell-off, the ASX 200 spent most of the day recovering and ended up finishing with a 0.18% bump. That leaves the index at 8,300.2 points.
This rather wild start to our trading week comes after a rough end to the American week on Saturday morning (our time).
The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (DJX: .DJI) was out of form, sliding down 0.7%.
Things were even bleaker over on the Nasdaq Composite Index (NASDAQ: .IXIC), which tanked 2.24%.
But let's get back to this week and the ASX now with a checkup on what the various ASX sectors were doing today.
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Winners and losers
Despite the gains of the overall markets, a few sectors were walked back this Monday.
The first and worst of those sectors were healthcare shares. The S&P/ASX 200 Healthcare Index (ASX: XHJ) was singled out for punishment and cratered 0.88%.
Tech stocks weren't in demand either, with the S&P/ASX 200 Information Technology Index (ASX: XIJ) slumping 0.79%.
Financial shares had a rough start to the week too. The S&P/ASX 200 Financials Index (ASX: XFJ) dropped 0.27%.
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) weren't much better, as you'll see from the S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT Index (ASX: XPJ)'s 0.2% fall.
Our final losers were communications stocks. The S&P/ASX 200 Communication Services Index (ASX: XTJ) slipped 0.05% today.
That's it for the red sectors. Turning to the green ones, it was ASX consumer staples shares that won the race this Monday. The S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Staples Index (ASX: XSJ) rocketed 1.95% higher.
Utilities stocks stood out too, with the S&P/ASX 200 Utilities Index (ASX: XUJ) soaring up 1.82%.
Gold shares were also on fire. The All Ordinaries Gold Index (ASX: XGD) surged 1.5%.
It was a great day to own energy stocks, illustrated by the S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index (ASX: XEJ)'s 1.47% vault up.
Broader mining shares also put on a show. The S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index (ASX: XMJ) galloped 1.15% higher.
Consumer discretionary stocks were a little more subdued, with the S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Discretionary Index (ASX: XDJ) lifting 0.25%.
Finally, industrial stocks did well. The S&P/ASX 200 Industrials Index (ASX: XNJ) bounced up 0.13%.
Top 10 ASX 200 shares countdown
ASX uranium share Boss Energy Ltd (ASX: BOE) took out today's top spot on the index. Boss shares flew 7.34% higher to finish up at $3.07 each.
There weren't any ASX announcements today that easily explained the demand for uranium shares like Boss, but we looked into a potential catalyst this afternoon.
Here's how the other top shares from this Monday's trading landed:
| ASX-listed company | Share price | Price change |
| Boss Energy Ltd (ASX: BOE) | $3.07 | 7.34% |
| Deep Yellow Ltd (ASX: DYL) | $1.22 | 7.02% |
| Alcoa Corporation (ASX: AAI) | $68.34 | 6.45% |
| South32 Ltd (ASX: S32) | $3.77 | 6.20% |
| Mineral Resources Ltd (ASX: MIN) | $35.46 | 5.76% |
| Paladin Energy Ltd (ASX: PDN) | $7.69 | 5.49% |
| Tabcorp Holdings Ltd (ASX: TAH) | $0.52 | 4.00% |
| Incitec Pivot Ltd (ASX: IPL) | $3.15 | 3.96% |
| Coronado Global Resources Inc (ASX: CRN) | $0.98 | 3.70% |
| Perpetual Ltd (ASX: PPT) | $21.61 | 3.65% |
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.
