Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

ASX investors endured another day of selling this Tuesday.

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The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) endured another rough day of trading this Tuesday, making the trading week so far a bit of a downer.

After getting a walkback from investors yesterday, the ASX 200 continued to fall over today's session. The index shut up shop at 8,255.6 points this afternoon, a fall worth 0.13%.

This unhappy Tuesday for the Australian markets comes despite a far more upbeat start to the week's trading for American investors up on Wall Street this morning.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (DJX: .DJI) had a very nice start to the week indeed, rising 0.69%.

The Nasdaq Composite Index (NASDAQ: .IXIC) was a little more subdued though, and only ended up crawling 0.062% higher.

But let's get back to the ASX now and check out what was happening amongst the various ASX sectors this session.

Winners and losers

Despite the market's fall, there were still plenty of sectors that eked out a rise. But more on those in a moment.

Today's biggest drags were gold shares. The All Ordinaries Gold Index (ASX: XGD) had another shocker, crashing 3.66%.

Energy stocks were also shunned, with the S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index (ASX: XEJ) tanking 1.66%.

As were broader ASX mining shares. The S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index (ASX: XMJ) cratered by 1.41%.

Consumer staples stocks had a less severe time of it though, evidenced by the S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Staples Index (ASX: XSJ)'s 0.35% drop.

Our final losers were healthcare shares. The S&P/ASX 200 Healthcare Index (ASX: XHJ) fell 0.12% today.

Turning to the winners now, it was tech shares that once again led the charge higher. The S&P/ASX 200 Information Technology Index (ASX: XIJ) surged 1.4% this Tuesday.

Then we had communications stocks, with the S&P/ASX 200 Communication Services Index (ASX: XTJ) enjoying a 0.7% rise.

Consumer discretionary shares came next. The S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Discretionary Index (ASX: XDJ) galloped 0.64% higher today.

Utilities stocks were right behind that, illustrated by the S&P/ASX 200 Utilities Index (ASX: XUJ)'s 0.57% lift.

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) ran fairly hot as well. The S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT Index (ASX: XPJ) jumped up 0.53%.

Industrial shares didn't miss out either, with the S&P/ASX 200 Industrials Index (ASX: XNJ) bouncing up 0.38%.

Finally, financial stocks eked out a gain. The S&P/ASX 200 Financials Index (ASX: XFJ) got a 0.16% boost by the closing bell.

Top 10 ASX 200 shares countdown

Today's best share came down to tech stock Block Inc (ASX: SQ2). Block shares soared a huge 10.7% up to $126.40 each.

This spike in value seemed to come from some broker love for Block that we dove into earlier today.

Here's a look at the rest of today's winners:

ASX-listed company Share price Price change
Block Inc (ASX: SQ2) $126.40 10.70%
Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS) $3.13 5.74%
Megaport Ltd (ASX: MP1) $8.10 5.33%
Zip Co Ltd (ASX: ZIP) $3.50 4.48%
Neuren Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX: NEU) $17.03 4.29%
Liontown Resources Ltd (ASX: LTR) $0.875 4.17%
Nine Entertainment Co Holdings Ltd (ASX: NEC) $1.17 3.10%
Charter Hall Group (ASX: CHC) $15.39 2.74%
Arena REIT (ASX: ARF) $4.06 2.53%
Seven Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: SVW) $45.21 2.49%

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.

Motley Fool contributor Sebastian Bowen has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia's parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has positions in and has recommended Block, Megaport, and Zip Co. The Motley Fool Australia has recommended Nine Entertainment. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.

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