November is proving to be a very fruitful month for ASX shares so far, with the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) backing another rise this Thursday. By market close, the ASX 200 had climbed by an encouraging 0.9%, almost lifting the index back over 6,900 at 6,899.7 points.
Today's happy gains come after an equally jubilant session up on the American markets last night.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (DJX: .DJI) banked a solid rise of 0.67% for the United States' Wednesday session. The Nasdaq Composite Index (NASDAQ: .IXIC) did notably better though, shooting up 1.64%.
But back to the ASX, and it's time for a checkup of how the different ASX sectors went today.
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Winners and losers
Another strong day of gains produced mostly winners here, with only a handful of sectors that went backwards.
Starting with those, and it was utilities stocks that were the worst place to be today. The S&P/ASX 200 Utilities Index (ASX: XUJ) had a shocker, tanking by a significant 3.83%.
ASX energy shares also had a day to forget, with the S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index (ASX: XEJ) losing 2.04%.
Gold stocks were the final red sector. The All Ordinaries Gold Index (ASX: XGD) continued to lose steam this session, cratering by another 1.33%.
Turning to the winners, and it was ASX tech shares that really won the day. The S&P/ASX 200 Information Technology Index (ASX: XIJ) rose an impressive 3.23% (strangely the mirror image of the utilities sector).
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) also had another cracking day. The S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT Index (ASX: XPJ) shot up 2.4%.
Communications stocks followed those gains. The S&P/ASX 200 Communication Services Index (ASX: XTJ) ended up rising 2.01%.
Then there are financials shares to consider. The S&P/ASX 200 Financials Index (ASX: XFJ) gained 1.43% by close of trading.
Healthcare stocks also had, well, a healthy day. The S&P/ASX 200 Healthcare Index (ASX: XHJ) enjoyed an increase of 1.38%.
Consumer discretionary shares were close behind, with the S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Discretionary Index (ASX: XDJ) vaulting up 0.89%.
Mining stocks were a little more subdued, no no one will be complaining about the S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index (ASX: XMJ)'s 0.54% move higher.
Rounding out today's winners were ASX consumer staples shares. The S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Staples Index (ASX: XSJ) inched up by 0.19%.
Top 10 ASX 200 shares countdown
This Thursday's ASX 200 winner was lithium stock Sayona Mining Ltd (ASX: SYA). Sayona shares had a corker, exploding 8.33% higher to 7.8 cents each.
This followed a well-received and "hugely significant" drilling update from the lithium company.
Here's how the rest of today;s ASX winners went:
| ASX-listed company | Share price | Price change |
| Sayona Mining Ltd (ASX: SYA) | $0.078 | 8.33% |
| Cromwell Property Group (ASX: CMW) | $0.35 | 7.69% |
| Pinnacle Investment Management Group Ltd (ASX: PNI) | $8.34 | 5.97% |
| Centuria Capital Group (ASX: CNI) | $1.24 | 5.53% |
| Domain Holding Australia Ltd (ASX: DHG) | $3.60 | 5.26% |
| Nickel Industries Ltd (ASX: NIC) | $0.815 | 5.16% |
| Charter Hall Group (ASX: CHC) | $9.42 | 5.02% |
| REA Group Ltd (ASX: REA) | $152.09 | 4.78% |
| Life360 Inc (ASX: 360) | $7.81 | 4.55% |
| Lifestyle Communities Ltd (ASX: LIC) | $16.54 | 4.55% |
Our top 10 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.
