Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

It was a healthy start to the trading week for ASX investors this Monday.

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The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) started the trading week on Monday with a shaky but overall positive performance.

After starting with a big sell-off, the ASX 200 spent most of the day recovering and ended up finishing with a 0.18% bump. That leaves the index at 8,300.2 points.

This rather wild start to our trading week comes after a rough end to the American week on Saturday morning (our time).

The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (DJX: .DJI) was out of form, sliding down 0.7%.

Things were even bleaker over on the Nasdaq Composite Index (NASDAQ: .IXIC), which tanked 2.24%.

But let's get back to this week and the ASX now with a checkup on what the various ASX sectors were doing today.

Winners and losers

Despite the gains of the overall markets, a few sectors were walked back this Monday.

The first and worst of those sectors were healthcare shares. The S&P/ASX 200 Healthcare Index (ASX: XHJ) was singled out for punishment and cratered 0.88%.

Tech stocks weren't in demand either, with the S&P/ASX 200 Information Technology Index (ASX: XIJ) slumping 0.79%.

Financial shares had a rough start to the week too. The S&P/ASX 200 Financials Index (ASX: XFJ) dropped 0.27%.

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) weren't much better, as you'll see from the S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT Index (ASX: XPJ)'s 0.2% fall.

Our final losers were communications stocks. The S&P/ASX 200 Communication Services Index (ASX: XTJ) slipped 0.05% today.

That's it for the red sectors. Turning to the green ones, it was ASX consumer staples shares that won the race this Monday. The S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Staples Index (ASX: XSJ) rocketed 1.95% higher.

Utilities stocks stood out too, with the S&P/ASX 200 Utilities Index (ASX: XUJ) soaring up 1.82%.

Gold shares were also on fire. The All Ordinaries Gold Index (ASX: XGD) surged 1.5%.

It was a great day to own energy stocks, illustrated by the S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index (ASX: XEJ)'s 1.47% vault up.

Broader mining shares also put on a show. The S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index (ASX: XMJ) galloped 1.15% higher.

Consumer discretionary stocks were a little more subdued, with the S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Discretionary Index (ASX: XDJ) lifting 0.25%.

Finally, industrial stocks did well. The S&P/ASX 200 Industrials Index (ASX: XNJ) bounced up 0.13%.

Top 10 ASX 200 shares countdown

ASX uranium share Boss Energy Ltd (ASX: BOE) took out today's top spot on the index. Boss shares flew 7.34% higher to finish up at $3.07 each.

There weren't any ASX announcements today that easily explained the demand for uranium shares like Boss, but we looked into a potential catalyst this afternoon.

Here's how the other top shares from this Monday's trading landed:

ASX-listed company Share price Price change
Boss Energy Ltd (ASX: BOE) $3.07 7.34%
Deep Yellow Ltd (ASX: DYL) $1.22 7.02%
Alcoa Corporation (ASX: AAI) $68.34 6.45%
South32 Ltd (ASX: S32) $3.77 6.20%
Mineral Resources Ltd (ASX: MIN) $35.46 5.76%
Paladin Energy Ltd (ASX: PDN) $7.69 5.49%
Tabcorp Holdings Ltd (ASX: TAH) $0.52 4.00%
Incitec Pivot Ltd (ASX: IPL) $3.15 3.96%
Coronado Global Resources Inc (ASX: CRN) $0.98 3.70%
Perpetual Ltd (ASX: PPT) $21.61 3.65%

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 no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. 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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