The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) endured another wild day of trading this Tuesday. Despite an initially strong rise this morning, investors spent most of the afternoon backpedalling, leaving the ASX 200 barely in the green by the closing bell.
By the time the markets finished up, the index had inched up to 7,712.5 points, a gain of 0.11%.
This volatile Tuesday session comes after a more positive start to the trading week over in the United States last night and this morning.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (DJX: .DJI) overcame some early shivers to close up 0.12%.
The Nasdaq Composite Index (NASDAQ: .IXIC) wasn't as lucky though and ended up retreating by 0.41.
But time now to return to ASX shares and look at how the different ASX sectors endured today's trading conditions.
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Winners and losers
We had a fairly even split between the winners and losers today.
Starting with the latter, energy stocks were the worst place to be. The S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index (ASX: XEJ) had a bleak time today, tanking by 0.77%.
Consumer staples shares also got singled out for punishment. The S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Staples Index (ASX: XSJ) copped a 0.39% sell-off.
Another sector on the nose was industrial stocks. The S&P/ASX 200 Industrials Index (ASX: XNJ) fared poorly with a loss of 0.28%.
Communications shares came in next, with the S&P/ASX 200 Communication Services Index (ASX: XTJ) slipping 0.16%.
But that's it for the red sectors.
Leading the green corners of the market were ASX gold stocks. The All Ordinaries Gold Index (ASX: XGD) had a fantastic session, leaping up 2.42%.
Tech shares were hot today as well, as you can see from the S&P/ASX 200 Information Technology Index (ASX: XIJ)'s 1.15% surge.
Utilities stocks also had a day to remember. The S&P/ASX 200 Utilities Index (ASX: XUJ) enjoyed an 0.88% boost.
Consumer discretionary shares weren't far off that. The S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Discretionary Index (ASX: XDJ) swelled by 0.61%.
Then we had healthcare stocks. The S&P/ASX 200 Healthcare Index (ASX: XHJ) joined the party with a rise of 0.26%.
Financial shares recovered some of yesterday's drop as well, evidenced by the S&P/ASX 200 Financials Index (ASX: XFJ)'s uptick of 0.18%.
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) weren't left out either, with the S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT Index (ASX: XPJ) lifting by 0.14%.
Our final winners were mining stocks. The S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index (ASX: XMJ) ended up inching 0.03% higher.
Top 10 ASX 200 shares countdown
This Tuesday's best performer came in as gold stock Bellevue Gold Ltd (ASX: BGL). Bellevue shares rocketed a pleasing 10.31% up to $1.605 each.
This spike follows an encouraging production update from the company this morning, which my Fool colleague went into here.
Here's a look at the rest of the top gainers from today's miserable trading:
| ASX-listed company | Share price | Price change |
| Bellevue Gold Ltd (ASX: BGL) | $1.605 | 10.31% |
| Strike Energy Ltd (ASX: STX) | $0.23 | 9.52% |
| Alumina Ltd (ASX: AWC) | $1.27 | 8.09% |
| Core Lithium Ltd (ASX: CXO) | $0.22 | 7.32% |
| Chalice Mining Ltd (ASX: CHN) | $1.305 | 6.10% |
| Neuren Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX: NEU) | $21.13 | 5.28% |
| Life360 Inc (ASX: 360) | $12.83 | 5.16% |
| Ramelius Resources Ltd (ASX: RMS) | $1.57 | 4.67% |
| Liontown Resources Ltd (ASX: LTR) | $1.315 | 4.37% |
| Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS) | $4.17 | 4.25% |
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.
