It was a wild, but ultimately positive, session for the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) and many ASX shares this Tuesday.
After opening sharply lower and spending most of the session in red territory, the ASX 200 ended up staging a late afternoon recovery, closing with a minuscule 0.023% rise. That leaves the index at 8,793.3 points.
This bumpy day for ASX investors followed a rough start to the American trading week on Wall Street's boards last night.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (DJX: .DJI) started the week on a sour note, falling 0.59%.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index (NASDAQ: .IXIC) fared slightly better, though, dropping by 0.048%.
But let's return to the local markets now and take stock of what the various ASX sectors were up to this Tuesday.
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Winners and losers
Despite the broader market's nominal lift, green sectors outnumbered red sectors this session.
Leading those red sectors were healthcare stocks. The S&P/ASX 200 Healthcare Index (ASX: XHJ) crashed 1.05% lower today.
Communications shares were on the nose as well, with the S&P/ASX 200 Communication Services Index (ASX: XTJ) tumbling 0.88%.
Consumer discretionary stocks weren't popular either. The S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Discretionary Index (ASX: XDJ) saw its value tank 0.83%.
We could say the same for financial shares, as you can verify by the S&P/ASX 200 Financials Index (ASX: XFJ)'s 0.71% dive.
Next up were industrial stocks. The S&P/ASX 200 Industrials Index (ASX: XNJ) had dipped 0.34% by the closing bell.
Our last losers were consumer staples shares, with the S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Staples Index (ASX: XSJ) slipping 0.08%.
Turning to the green sectors now, these were led by gold stocks. The All Ordinaries Gold Index (ASX: XGD) soared 3.64% higher this Tuesday.
Tech shares ran hot as well, evident from the S&P/ASX 200 Information Technology Index (ASX: XIJ)'s 3.26% surge.
Mining stocks were also in demand. The S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index (ASX: XMJ) jumped 1.33% today.
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) were next, with the S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT Index (ASX: XPJ) leaping 0.61%.
Then we had energy shares. The S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index (ASX: XEJ) saw a 0.4% increase this session.
Finally, utilities stocks got over the winner's line, illustrated by the S&P/ASX 200 Utilities Index (ASX: XUJ)'s 0.22% lift.
Top 10 ASX 200 shares countdown
Gold miner Minerals 260 Ltd (ASX: MI6) took out today's top spot. Minerals 260 shares spiked 7.69% higher this Tuesday to close at 64 cents apiece.
There wasn't any news out from the company, but most gold shares had a strong session.
Here's how the other winners landed their planes:
| ASX-listed company | Share price | Price change |
| Minerals 260 Ltd (ASX: MI6) | $0.63 | 7.69% |
| NextDC Ltd (ASX: NXT) | $14.06 | 7.74% |
| South32 Ltd (ASX: S32) | $4.35 | 6.62% |
| Predictive Discovery Ltd (ASX: PDI) | $0.66 | 6.45% |
| Evolution Mining Ltd (ASX: EVN) | $10.89 | 5.63% |
| Bellevue Gold Ltd (ASX: BGL) | $1.26 | 5.46% |
| Megaport Ltd (ASX: MP1) | $18.95 | 5.10% |
| Emerald Resorces Ltd (ASX: EMR) | $5.23 | 5.02% |
| Vault Minerals Ltd (ASX: VAU) | $4.82 | 4.78% |
| Ramelius Resources Ltd (ASX: RMS) | $3.02 | 4.50% |
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