It was a bit of a disappointing hump day session for the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) this Wednesday.
After spending most of the morning in green territory, investors got cold feet as the day wore on. By the closing bell, the ASX 200 had lost ground and closed down 0.055%, leaving the index at 8,309.4 points.
This rather sad Wednesday for ASX shares follows a rough morning up on Wall Street.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (DJX: .DJI) endured yet another fall, dropping 0.61%.
It wasn't quite as severe for the Nasdaq Composite Index (NASDAQ: .IXIC), which lost 0.32% of its value.
But let's get back to the local markets now with an examination of what the different ASX sectors were up to this Wednesday.
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Winners and losers
We had plenty of both winners and losers this Wednesday.
Kicking off with the latter, the worst places to invest money in this session were financial shares and consumer discretionary stocks. The S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Discretionary Index (ASX: XDJ) and the S&P/ASX 200 Financials Index (ASX: XFJ) both fell by 0.4% today.
Gold shares also had a rough time, with the All Ordinaries Gold Index (ASX: XGD) declining 0.33%.
Consumer staples stocks were no safe haven either. The S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Staples Index (ASX: XSJ) retreated 0.21% this session.
Mining shares didn't fare much better than that, as the S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index (ASX: XMJ)'s 0.19% drop shows.
Our final losers today were energy stocks, if only just. The S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index (ASX: XEJ) slipped by 0.01%.
Turning to the winners now, again leading the charge higher were industrial stocks, with the S&P/ASX 200 Industrials Index (ASX: XNJ) jumping 0.77% higher.
ASX healthcare shares also had a great day. The S&P/ASX 200 Healthcare Index (ASX: XHJ) ended up surging 0.58%.
Tech stocks were right behind that, illustrated by the S&P/ASX 200 Information Technology Index (ASX: XIJ)'s 0.53% gain.
Following tech, we had utilities stocks. The S&P/ASX 200 Utilities Index (ASX: XUJ) received a 0.31% bump this Wednesday.
Communications shares were also running reasonably hot. The S&P/ASX 200 Communication Services Index (ASX: XTJ) added 0.26% to its value.
Finally, we could say the same for real estate investment trusts (REITs), with the S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT Index (ASX: XPJ) ticking up by 0.23%.
Top 10 ASX 200 shares countdown
This Wednesday, Zip Co Ltd (ASX: ZIP) led the index charts. Zip shares had a great day, leaping 7.22% higher to close at $3.12 each.
This big increase came despite no fresh news or announcements from the company itself.
Here's the rest of today's best stocks:
| ASX-listed company | Share price | Price change |
| Zip Co Ltd (ASX: ZIP) | $3.12 | 7.22% |
| Megaport Ltd (ASX: MP1) | $8.33 | 5.84% |
| SiteMinder Ltd (ASX: SDR) | $6.52 | 3.66% |
| Paladin Energy Ltd (ASX: PDN) | $7.71 | 3.21% |
| Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX: TLX) | $25.74 | 3.21% |
| Westgold Resources Ltd (ASX: WGX) | $3.24 | 2.86% |
| Johns Lyng Group Ltd (ASX: JLG) | $3.75 | 2.46% |
| Pro Medicus Limited (ASX: PME) | $263.02 | 2.25% |
| Arena REIT (ASX: ARF) | $3.93 | 2.08% |
| Computershare Ltd (ASX: CPU) | $33.78 | 1.84% |
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.
