It was a bumpy and ultimately disappointing start to the trading week for the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) and many ASX shares this Monday. After breaking a depressing losing streak on Friday with an optimistic rise, it seems investors came back from the weekend with colder feet.
Despite a brief foray into positive territory this morning, the ASX 200 couldn't quite hold it together and closed with a 0.37% loss. That leaves the index at 8,697.1 points.
This Garfield-esque start to the Australian trading week follows a mixed end to the American trading week on Friday night (our time).
The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (DJX: .DJI) gave up an early lead to close 0.31% lower.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index (NASDAQ: .IXIC) was more upbeat, though, rising a confident 0.89%.
But let's get back to this week and our local markets now by taking a deeper dive into how today's trading affected the various ASX sectors this session.
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Winners and losers
Today's pessimistic market conditions only spared a handful of sectors from a loss.
But first, it was consumer staples shares that led today's selling. The S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Staples Index (ASX: XSJ) was hit hard, tanking 2.58%.
Energy stocks were hit hard as well, with the S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index (ASX: XEJ) crashing 2.09% lower.
Utilities shares were also out of favour. The S&P/ASX 200 Utilities Index (ASX: XUJ) cratered by 1.69% this session.
Consumer discretionary stocks were shunned as well, as you can see from the S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Discretionary Index (ASX: XDJ)'s 0.9% plunge.
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) weren't popular either. The S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT Index (ASX: XPJ) lost 0.38% of its value this Monday.
Nor were mining shares, with the S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index (ASX: XMJ) diving 0.32%.
Financial stocks were also left out in the cold. The S&P/ASX 200 Financials Index (ASX: XFJ) was sent home 0.14% lighter.
Our final losers for the day were gold shares, evidenced by the All Ordinaries Gold Index (ASX: XGD)'s 0.03% slide.
Turning to the green sectors now, it was tech stocks that came out on top. The S&P/ASX 200 Information Technology Index (ASX: XIJ) shot 1.03% higher today.
Healthcare shares did well too, with the S&P/ASX 200 Healthcare Index (ASX: XHJ) bouncing 0.27% higher.
Communications stocks were just behind that. The S&P/ASX 200 Communication Services Index (ASX: XTJ) ticked up by 0.23%.
Finally, industrial shares stuck the landing, illustrated by the S&P/ASX 200 Industrials Index (ASX: XNJ)'s 0.09% bump.
Top 10 ASX 200 shares countdown
The winning stock on the index came in as tech share Life360 Inc (ASX: 360) this Monday. Life360 stock rose a confident 6.15% this session to close at $21.23.
This sizeable jump came despite no news or announcements from the company today, though.
This seems to be a continuation of the momentum we saw on Friday following the company's well-received quarterly report.
Here's the rest of today's best:
| ASX-listed company | Share price | Price change |
| Life360 Inc (ASX: 360) | $21.23 | 6.15% |
| Imdex Ltd (ASX: IMD) | $4.29 | 4.89% |
| DroneShield Ltd (ASX: DRO) | $3.75 | 3.88% |
| Pinnacle Investment Management Ltd (ASX: PNI) | $15.44 | 3.76% |
| Catalyst Metals Ltd (ASX: CYL) | $5.40 | 3.65% |
| Bellevue Gold Ltd (ASX: BGL) | $1.55 | 3.33% |
| Paladin Energy Ltd (ASX: PDN) | $12.34 | 3.09% |
| Xero Ltd (ASX: XRO) | $82.92 | 2.92% |
| REA Group Ltd (ASX: REA) | $175.07 | 2.78% |
| Ventia Services Group Ltd (ASX: VNT) | $5.57 | 2.77% |
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.
