It's been yet another fabulous day for the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) this Tuesday, with the index almost hitting a new record high.
The ASX 200 has kept its recent run of good form going, with the index banking a 0.29% rise for today's session, leaving it at 7,600.2 points.
This happy day for ASX shares follows an even better night for the US markets overnight.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (DJX: .DJI) hit a fresh new all-time high last night, rising by 0.59%.
The Nasdaq Composite Index (NASDAQ: .IXIC) hit a new 52-week high of its own, shooting up 1.12%.
So good times all around. But let's now take stock of how the different ASX sectors fared over today's trading.
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Winners and losers
There were far more winners than losers today, but we still had a few red sectors.
At the front of these losers were industrial shares. The S&P/ASX 200 Industrials Index (ASX: XNJ) had a fallout with investors this Tuesday, sliding by 0.34%.
The same could be said of consumer staples stocks, with the S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Staples Index (ASX: XSJ) losing 0.3% of its value.
Financial shares also had a day to forget, with the S&P/ASX 200 Financials Index (ASX: XFJ) going backwards by 0.24%.
Our final red sector was energy stocks. The S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index (ASX: XEJ) ended up slipping by 0.18%.
But that's it for the poor performers.
Turning to the green sectors, and it was tech stocks that came out on top. The S&P/ASX 200 Information Technology Index (ASX: XIJ) had a phenomenal day, shooting up by 1.91%.
Coming in second was the gold sector. The All Ordinaries Gold Index (ASX: XGD) was also in hot demand, surging by 1.49%.
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) were in hot demand as well. The S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT Index (ASX: XPJ) recorded a spike of 1.17%.
Healthcare stocks threw a party today as well, evidenced by the S&P/ASX 200 Healthcare Index (ASX: XHJ)'s gain of 1.05%.
Another winning sector was mining stocks. The S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index (ASX: XMJ) enjoyed a 0.65% markup this Tuesday.
Then we had communications shares. The S&P/ASX 200 Communication Services Index (ASX: XTJ) made investors happy with its rise of 0.45%.
Consumer discretionary stocks and utilities shares were our final winners. The S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Discretionary Index (ASX: XDJ) and the S&P/ASX 200 Utilities Index (ASX: XUJ) both took a hike up 0.11%.
Top 10 ASX 200 shares countdown
Leading the tables this Tuesday was ASX tech stock Megaport Ltd (ASX: MP1).
Megaport shares rocketed an astonishing 27.61% over today's trading to finish up at $12.48 a share. This gain comes after the company released its latest quarterly update, which showed revenues continuing to balloon.
Here's a look at the rest of today's (very impressive) top performers:
| ASX-listed company | Share price | Price change |
| Megaport Ltd (ASX: MP1) | $12.48 | 27.61% |
| Nickel Industries Ltd (ASX: NIC) | $0.725 | 20.83% |
| Gold Road Resources Ltd (ASX: GOR) | $1.535 | 10.04% |
| Chalice Mining Ltd (ASX: CHN) | $1.105 | 9.41% |
| Sayona Mining Ltd (ASX: SYA) | $0.042 | 7.69% |
| Liontown Resources Ltd (ASX: LTR) | $1.025 | 7.33% |
| Block Inc (ASX: SQ2) | $104.40 | 6.57% |
| Arcadium Lithium plc (ASX: LTM) | $8.10 | 5.61% |
| Polynovo Ltd (ASX: PNV) | $1.905 | 4.10% |
| Sandfire Resources Ltd (ASX: SFR) | $7.12 | 3.79% |
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.
