It was an awful start to the trading week for the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) and many ASX shares this Monday, as investors digested the dramatic tariff announcements out of the White House over the weekend.
The ASX 200 ended up tanking a nasty 1.79% today, leaving the index at 8,379.4 points.
This rough start for Australian investors follows an equally tough session to end the American trading week on Saturday morning (our time).
The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (DJX: .DJI) was smacked down 0.75%.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index (NASDAQ: .IXIC) did a little better, but was still sent home 0.28% lower.
Time to get back to this week and dig a little deeper into how the different ASX sectors coped with today's choppy investing waters.
Winners and losers
There wasn't one sector that escaped the market's downturn this session.
The least-worst corner of the market was energy stocks. The S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index (ASX: XEJ) got off relatively mildly, slipping by 0.5%.
Communications shares were also spared the worst of it, with the S&P/ASX 200 Communication Services Index (ASX: XTJ) sliding down 0.71%.
It would be a stretch to call gold stocks a safe haven today. The All Ordinaries Gold Index (ASX: XGD) still retreated by 0.89%.
It was worse for utility shares though, evidenced by the S&P/ASX 200 Utilities Index (ASX: XUJ)'s 1.37% drop.
Just as bad were consumer staples shares. The S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Staples Index (ASX: XSJ) also sunk 1.37%.
Then we had real estate investment trusts (REITs), with the S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT Index (ASX: XPJ) slumping 1.59%.
Industrial shares had a horrid time. The S&P/ASX 200 Industrials Index (ASX: XNJ) ended up losing 1.69% of its value.
Tech stocks also tumbled, as you can see from the S&P/ASX 200 Information Technology Index (ASX: XIJ)'s 1.88% tumble.
Financial shares were a little worse off than that. The S&P/ASX 200 Financials Index (ASX: XFJ) was given a 1.89% correction from the market.
Mining stocks were a little more on the nose though, with the S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index (ASX: XMJ) plunging 1.94%.
Consumer discretionary shares broke the 2% mark. The S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Discretionary Index (ASX: XDJ) cratered by 2.06% this Monday.
Finally, healthcare stocks got the wooden spoon today, illustrated by the S&P/ASX 200 Healthcare Index (ASX: XHJ)'s 2.26% crash.
Top 10 ASX 200 shares countdown
Snatching a coveted spot at the top of the tables today was rare earths processor Lynas Rare Earths Ltd (ASX: LYC). Lynas shares fared very well today, securing a 3.63% lift up to $6.56 each.
There wasn't any news from Lynas today, although we discussed some other possible catalysts for this rise here.
Here are the other shares that came out of today's session the most unscathed:
| ASX-listed company | Share price | Price change |
| Lynas Rare Earths Ltd (ASX: LYC) | $6.56 | 3.63% |
| Ramelius Resources Ltd (ASX: RMS) | $2.52 | 2.02% |
| Regis Resources Ltd (ASX: RRL) | $3.12 | 1.96% |
| Capricorn Metals Ltd (ASX: CMM) | $7.87 | 1.94% |
| Arcadium Lithium plc (ASX: LTM) | $9.34 | 1.41% |
| Codan Ltd (ASX: CDA) | $16.23 | 1.25% |
| Stanmore Resources Ltd (ASX: SMR) | $2.67 | 1.14% |
| AGL Energy Ltd (ASX: AGL) | $11.64 | 1.04% |
| Yancoal Australia Ltd (ASX: YAL) | $6.50 | 0.93% |
| Boss Energy Ltd (ASX: BOE) | $3.34 | 0.91% |
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
