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.
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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.
