The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) ended the week on a bit of a sombre note this Friday after what has been a bumper trading week. After a session that saw the market explore both positive and negative territory, the ASX 200 ended up slipping by 0.037% by the closing bell.
That leaves the index at 8,614.1 points as we head into the weekend.
Wall Street was closed this morning in honour of the American Thanksgiving holiday, so its positive Wednesday morning still stands as the latest data we have.
So let's dig into today's market data and check out what the different ASX sectors were doing.
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Winners and losers
Leading today's losers were financial shares, which we can probably blame for the market's overall loss. The S&P/ASX 200 Financials Index (ASX: XFJ) ended up tanking 0.72% this session.
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) were on the back foot too, with the S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT Index (ASX: XPJ) diving 0.36%.
The only other red sector this Friday was energy stocks. The S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index (ASX: XEJ) couldn't quite stick the landing, slipping by 0.01%.
Let's get to the winners now. In first place were gold shares, illustrated by the All Ordinaries Gold Index (ASX: XGD)'s 1.27% vault higher.
Consumer staples stocks were in demand as well. The S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Staples Index (ASX: XSJ) saw its value soar 1.26%.
Utilities shares ran hot too, with the S&P/ASX 200 Utilities Index (ASX: XUJ) surging 0.99%.
Tech stocks were in a similar boat. The S&P/ASX 200 Information Technology Index (ASX: XIJ) galloped 0.91% higher.
Mining shares were a little less enthusiastic, though, evidenced by the S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index (ASX: XMJ)'s 0.43% bump.
Consumer discretionary stocks experienced something similar. The S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Discretionary Index (ASX: XDJ) lifted 0.37% this Friday.
Healthcare shares only just kept their heads above water, with the S&P/ASX 200 Healthcare Index (ASX: XHJ) increasing by 0.11%.
We could say the same for industrial stocks. The S&P/ASX 200 Industrials Index (ASX: XNJ) bounced 0.1% higher this session.
Finally, communications shares managed to only just slide in with a rise, as you can see by the S&P/ASX 200 Communication Services Index (ASX: XTJ)'s 0.02% bump.
Top 10 ASX 200 shares countdown
Again, topping the charts today was investment share HMC Capital Ltd (ASX: HMC). HMC shares rocketed another 9.01% this session to close at $3.87 each.
There still hasn't been much in the way of news out of HMC itself, but my Fool colleague dove into why this stock has been red hot here.
Here's how the rest of the winners pulled up at the kerb:
| ASX-listed company | Share price | Price change |
| HMC Capital Ltd (ASX: HMC) | $3.87 | 9.01% |
| Temple & Webster Group Ltd (ASX: TPW) | $15.52 | 7.40% |
| Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd (ASX: FLT) | $13.53 | 6.54% |
| DigiCo Infrastructure REIT (ASX: DGT) | $2.80 | 4.87% |
| WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX: WTC) | $73.02 | 4.73% |
| AGL Energy Ltd (ASX: AGL) | $9.40 | 4.33% |
| Web Travel Group Ltd (ASX: WEB) | $4.77 | 4.15% |
| NRW Holdings Ltd (ASX: NWH) | $5.51 | 3.96% |
| Paladin Energy Ltd (ASX: PDN) | $8.12 | 3.44% |
| Boss Energy Ltd (ASX: BOE) | $1.62 | 3.19% |
Enjoy the weekend!
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.
