The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) ended its trading week on a sour note this Friday, recording its only loss on what has otherwise been a stellar week for ASX investors.
After beginning the day deep in red territory, the ASX 200 was subdued for today's entire session, but recovered slightly in afternoon trading to close 0.053% lower. That leaves the index at 9,081.4 points as we head into the weekend.
This lacklustre Friday on the Australian markets follows an even more bearish morning over on the American markets.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (DJX: .DJI) had a rough time of it, dropping 0.54%.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index (NASDAQ: .IXIC) fared a little better, but still fell by 0.31%.
But let's return to the local markets now and see how today's miserly market performance trickled down into the different ASX sectors.
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Winners and losers
Despite the broader market's pessimism, we saw quite a few corners of the market advance this session. But first, to the losers.
Leading the markets lower this Friday were tech stocks. The S&P/ASX 200 Information Technology Index (ASX: XIJ) had a horrid session, plunging 2.38% lower.
Consumer staples shares were also no safe harbour, with the S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Staples Index (ASX: XSJ) tanking 1.44%.
Its consumer discretionary counterpart fared identically. The S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Discretionary Index (ASX: XDJ) also sank by 1.44%.
Mining shares weren't playing nice with investors either, as you can see by the S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index (ASX: XMJ)'s 0.69% downgrade.
Communications stocks were also out of favour. The S&P/ASX 200 Communication Services Index (ASX: XTJ) drifted 0.64% lower this session.
Healthcare shares weren't living up to their name today, with the S&P/ASX 200 Healthcare Index (ASX: XHJ) sliding down 0.31%.
Our last losers this Friday were gold stocks. The All Ordinaries Gold Index (ASX: XGD) ended up slipping by 0.26%.
With the red sectors out of the way now, let's get to the green ones. Leading the charge higher this Friday were utilities shares, evidenced by the S&P/ASX 200 Utilities Index (ASX: XUJ)'s 0.73% surge.
Financial stocks were in demand too. The S&P/ASX 200 Financials Index (ASX: XFJ) jumped 0.72% higher today.
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) certainly didn't miss out, with the S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT Index (ASX: XPJ) banking a 0.69% lift.
Energy shares ran hot as well. The S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index (ASX: XEJ) added 0.68% to its total today.
Finally, industrial stocks round out our winners for this session, illustrated by the S&P/ASX 200 Industrials Index (ASX: XNJ)'s 0.44% improvement.
Top 10 ASX 200 shares countdown
The stock that won the index race this Friday was none other than healthcare company Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX: TLX). Telix shares rocketed up 14.24% this session to close the week at $10.43 each.
This big gain followed the company releasing its latest earnings today, which clearly delighted the market.
Here's the rest of today's best:
| ASX-listed company | Share price | Price change |
| Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX: TLX) | $10.43 | 14.24% |
| QBE Insurance Group Ltd (ASX: QBE) | $21.48 | 7.08% |
| Austal Ltd (ASX: ASB) | $6.30 | 5.53% |
| Paladin Energy Ltd (ASX: PDN) | $13.95 | 5.44% |
| Bega Cheese Ltd (ASX: BGA) | $6.54 | 5.31% |
| Perseus Mining Ltd (ASX: PRU) | $5.87 | 3.71% |
| Deep Yellow Ltd (ASX: DYL) | $2.65 | 3.52% |
| NRW Holdings Ltd (ASX: NWH) | $6.33 | 3.43% |
| Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (ASX: TWE) | $4.85 | 2.75% |
| Ramsay Health Care Ltd (ASX: RHC) | $38.62 | 2.99% |
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.
