The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) enjoyed a convincing return to form this Thursday, rising enthusiastically after several days of stagnation.
The ASX 200 closed at 8,075.7 points today, benefitting from a euphoric 1.1% jump.
This happy Thursday for the Australian markets follows a bullish session on Wall Street last night.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (DJX: .DJI) rose by 0.31%, despite starting the day in the red.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index (NASDAQ: .IXIC) did far better though, leaping 2.17% higher.
But let's return to the local markets and take stock of what was happening in the different ASX sectors today.
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Winners and losers
The markets were awash with green ink this session, with not one sector seeing a loss.
Leading the charge were tech shares. The S&P/ASX 200 Information Technology Index (ASX: XIJ) was on fire, exploding 2.44% upwards.
Just behind that came energy stocks, with the S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index (ASX: XEJ) rocketing 2.32% higher.
Then, we had real estate investment trusts (REITs). The S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT Index (ASX: XPJ) soared by 1.85%.
Gold stocks had a great day, too, as you can see from the All Ordinaries Gold Index (ASX: XGD)'s 1.47% surge.
Financial shares weren't too far behind. The S&P/ASX 200 Financials Index (ASX: XFJ) galloped up 1.27%.
ASX consumer discretionary stocks came next, with the S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Discretionary Index (ASX: XDJ) shooting 1.24% higher.
Healthcare shares had a great day as well. The S&P/ASX 200 Healthcare Index (ASX: XHJ) had vaulted 1.06% by the closing bell.
Industrial stocks missed out on the 1%-plus club, though. The S&P/ASX 200 Industrials Index (ASX: XNJ) lifted by a tantalising 0.99%.
As did utilities shares, evidenced by the S&P/ASX 200 Utilities Index (ASX: XUJ)'s 0.95% rise.
Mining stocks were a little more subdued, though. The S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index (ASX: XMJ) bounced by 0.45%.
Communications shares, even more so, with the S&P/ASX 200 Communication Services Index (ASX: XTJ) getting a 0.27% bump.
Finally, consumer staples stocks were lucky last. The S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Staples Index (ASX: XSJ) crawled 0.23% higher.
Top 10 ASX 200 shares countdown
Today's top stock went to uranium share Deep Yellow Ltd (ASX: DYL). Like most ASX uranium stocks, Deep Yellow had an incredible day, rocketing up 13.53% to $1.175 a share.
As my Fool colleague Bernd reported today, these spikes follow news that Russia is considering restricting uranium exports.
Here's how the rest of today's winners landed the plane:
| ASX-listed company | Share price | Price change |
| Deep Yellow Ltd (ASX: DYL) | $1.175 | 13.53% |
| Boss Energy Ltd (ASX: BOE) | $2.89 | 10.73% |
| Tabcorp Holdings Ltd (ASX: TAH) | $0.445 | 9.88% |
| Paladin Energy Ltd (ASX: PDN) | $9.79 | 9.14% |
| Nickel Industries Ltd (ASX: NIC) | $0.84 | 9.09% |
| Mineral Resources Ltd (ASX: MIN) | $38.02 | 8.26% |
| Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS) | $2.88 | 7.87% |
| Zip Co Ltd (ASX: ZIP) | $2.26 | 7.11% |
| IGO Ltd (ASX: IGO) | $5.48 | 6.82% |
| Red 5 Ltd (ASX: RED) | $0.305 | 5.17% |
Our top 10 shares countdown is a recurring end-of-day summary that shows which companies made big moves on the day. Check in at Fool.com.au after the weekday market closes to see which stocks make the countdown.
