The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) had a rough start to the week, but plenty of shares managed to buck its downwards trend. The Index closed Monday's session 0.95% lower at 7,046.90 points.
The S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Discretionary Index (ASX: XDJ) came in as the ASX 200's worst performing sector, falling 1.9% as Star Entertainment Group Ltd (ASX: SGR) released its full-year earnings.
The S&P/ASX 200 Information Technology Index (ASX: XIJ) also fell 1.5% following a dire Friday on Wall Street that saw the Nasdaq Composite Index (NASDAQ: .IXIC) slump 2%.
Meanwhile, the S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index (ASX: XEJ) slipped 0.9% despite rising oil prices and a strong gain from Ampol Ltd (ASX: ALD). The company dropped its half-year earnings today.
The Brent crude oil price rose 0.1% to US$96.72 a barrel on Friday while the US Nymex crude oil price lifted 0.3% to US$90.77 a barrel.
All in all, none of the ASX 200's 11 sectors finished Monday's session in the green.
Still, a few outliners recorded notable gains. Let's take a look at today's top performing ASX 200 share.
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Top 10 ASX 200 shares countdown
Today's top performing ASX 200 share was – drum roll please – NIB Holdings Limited (ASX: NHF). The stock lifted 7% after the company dropped its full-year earnings.
Coming in second place was EML Payments Ltd (ASX: EML) on the back of – you guessed it – the release of its earnings, as well as news of an on-market share buyback.
Today's biggest gains were made by these ASX shares:
| ASX-listed company | Share price | Price change |
| NIB Holdings Limited (ASX: NHF) | $7.78 | 7.02% |
| EML Payments Ltd (ASX: EML) | $1.125 | 6.13% |
| Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS) | $3.17 | 3.93% |
| Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX: TLX) | $6.49 | 2.53% |
| Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX: WHC) | $7.54 | 2.45% |
| Kelsian Group Ltd (ASX: KLS) | $6.52 | 2.35% |
| Ampol Ltd (ASX: ALD) | $34.92 | 2.28% |
| Chorus Ltd (ASX: CNU) | $7.15 | 2.14% |
| Medibank Private Ltd (ASX: MPL) | $3.71 | 1.64% |
| Viva Energy Group Ltd (ASX: VEA) | $2.81 | 1.44% |
Our top 10 ASX 200 shares countdown is a recurring end-of-day summary to let you know which companies were making big moves on the day. Check in at Fool.com.au after the weekday market closes to see which stocks make the countdown.
