With just a few hours of trade left this week, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is down 1.6% since last Friday's closing bell, but that hasn't held back these three surging ASX 200 stocks.
It's a diversified list of top performers on my list for the week. One is a major energy supplier; one is a leading healthcare stock; and the third is a global metals and electronics recycler.
Here's why they've been charging higher this week despite the broader market retrace.
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ASX 200 stocks leaping higher this week
First up we have Sims Ltd (ASX: SGM).
Shares in the metals and electronics recycler closed last Friday trading for $18.36. At time of writing, shares are changing hands for $20.65. That sees this ASX 200 stock up 12.4% for the week.
Sims shares got a big boost on Wednesday after the company reported a positive FY 2026 trading update.
Noting continued price strength in both the non-ferrous and memory chip markets, Sims forecast full year underlying earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) to be between $350 million and $400 million.
Sims also reassured investors that the impact on its performance from the Middle East conflict to date remains relatively limited outside of shipping and fuel costs.
Moving on to the second ASX 200 stock racing higher in this week's falling market, we have Viva Energy Group Ltd (ASX: VEA).
Shares in the oil refiner and fuel supplier closed last week trading for $2.14 and are currently changing hands for $2.42 each. This puts the Viva Energy share price up 13.3% for the week.
The stock has been a clear beneficiary of surging global oil and gas prices, with shares now up more than 37% over the past months.
Viva Energy also caught investor interest today following news of renewed Federal government support for domestic oil refining as the war in Iran threatens imports.
The government's Fuel Security Services Payment (FSSP) provides financial support for Australia's two remaining refineries when regional refining margins fall below long-term breakeven costs.
Viva Energy owns and operates the Geelong Refinery in Victoria.
Which brings us to…
Leading the charge
The top performing ASX 200 stock on my list for today is Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX: TLX).
Shares in the diagnostic and therapeutic product developer closed last Friday at $11.29. Shares are currently trading for $12.99 each. This sees the Telix share price up an impressive 14.7% in this week's slumping market.
Telix shares look to have gotten a delayed boost throughout the week from Monday's announcement that it had resubmitted a New Drug Application to the US Food and Drug Administration for its brain cancer imaging product TLX101-Px (Pixclara).
The resubmission included additional data requested by the FDA.
"Our resubmission is supported by an extensive and compelling data set – particularly so for an orphan indication," Telix chief medical officer David Cade said.
