The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) had a wild start to the week's trading, managing to record a slight rise despite stints in both positive and negative territory today.
After initially spiking in value this morning, the ASX 200 eked out a 0.012% rise, leaving the index at 8,548.4 points.
This tentative start to the Australian trading week follows a far more negative end to the American week on Wall Street back on Friday night (our time).
The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (DJX: .DJI) was heavily sold off, tanking by 1.79%.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index (NASDAQ: .IXIC) was almost as bad, tumbling 1.3%.
But let's get back to this week and our local markets now with a deeper dive into what was going on amongst the different ASX sectors this Monday.
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Winners and losers
We had plenty of winners and losers this session.
Let's start with the latter.
Gold shares took out today's wooden spoon. The All Ordinaries Gold Index (ASX: XGD) was smashed today, plunging by a horrid 5.09%.
Consumer staples stocks weren't punished quite as severely, but the S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Staples Index (ASX: XSJ) still took a 1.2% hit.
Mining shares had a rough day too. The S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index (ASX: XMJ) tanked 0.92% this session.
Utilities stocks were also left out in the cold, as you can see from the S&P/ASX 200 Utilities Index (ASX: XUJ)'s 0.53% drop.
Consumer discretionary shares were sold off as well. The S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Discretionary Index (ASX: XDJ) was walked back by 0.36% this session.
Financial stocks came next, with the S&P/ASX 200 Financials Index (ASX: XFJ) retreating by 0.17%.
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) fared similarly. The S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT Index (ASX: XPJ) was sent 0.13% lower by the closing bell.
That's it for the losers, though. Turning to the winners now, it was energy shares that led the charge, illustrated by the S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index (ASX: XEJ)'s 5.21% gallop higher.
Tech stocks had a decent day too. The S&P/ASX 200 Information Technology Index (ASX: XIJ) leapt up 0.86% this Monday.
Communications shares were right behind that, with the S&P/ASX 200 Communication Services Index (ASX: XTJ) rising 0.72%.
Next up, we had healthcare stocks. The S&P/ASX 200 Healthcare Index (ASX: XHJ) saw its value jump 0.65% today.
Finally, industrial shares managed to record a rise, evidenced by the S&P/ASX 200 Industrials Index (ASX: XNJ)'s 0.15% lift.
Top 10 ASX 200 shares countdown
Today's best performer, beating out some tight competition, was uranium stock Deep Yellow Ltd (ASX: DYL). Deep Yellow shares exploded 21.24% higher today, closing up at $1.57 each.
There wasn't any news out of the company itself, but most uranium stocks soared today amid signs of heightened demand for the nuclear fuel.
Here are the rest of today's best:
| ASX-listed company | Share price | Price change |
| Deep Yellow Ltd (ASX: DYL) | $1.57 | 21.24% |
| Boss Energy Ltd (ASX: BOE) | $4.33 | 17.66% |
| Paladin Energy Ltd (ASX: PDN) | $7.28 | 15.56% |
| Santos Ltd (ASX: STO) | $7.72 | 10.92% |
| Cochlear Ltd (ASX: COH) | $286.24 | 4.91% |
| Nufarm Ltd (ASX: NUF) | $2.35 | 4.91% |
| DigiCo Infrastructure REIT (ASX: DGT) | $3.82 | 4.09% |
| Champion Iron Ltd (ASX: CIA) | $4.38 | 4.04% |
| Mesoblast Ltd (ASX: MSB) | $1.86 | 3.62% |
| Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX: TLX) | $25.60 | 3.31% |
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.
