Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

It was a day of relief and optimism for the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO)  and ASX investors this Tuesday. …

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It was a day of relief and optimism for the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO)  and ASX investors this Tuesday. After several days of sometimes nasty drops, investors turned the ship around today.

By the end of trading, the ASX 200 had risen by a decent 0.48%, leaving the index at a flat 8,231 points.

This happy turn of events for Australian investors follows a more mixed morning up on Wall Street to kick-start the American trading week.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (DJX: .DJI) was in fine form, shooting up 0.86%

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index (NASDAQ: .IXIC) wasn't as lucky though, dropping 0.38%.

Time to get back to the local market snow though and see how the different ASX sectors benefitted (or not) from today's return to optimism.

Winners and losers

We had far more green sectors than red ones this Tuesday.

The worst-performing of the latter were again tech stocks. The S&P/ASX 200 Information Technology Index (ASX: XIJ) was sent home with a 0.49% dent.

Financial shares also missed out on the party (if only just), with the S&P/ASX 200 Financials Index (ASX: XFJ) slipping 0.02%

Our final losers were consumer discretionary stocks. The S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Discretionary Index (ASX: XDJ) barely qualifies though, going down by less than 0.01%.

Turning to the winners now, it was mining shares that were the place to be today. The S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index (ASX: XMJ) enjoyed a 1.51% surge this session.

Energy stocks were on fire as well, evidenced by the S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index (ASX: XEJ)'s 1.17% dash higher.

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) were just behind that. The S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT Index (ASX: XPJ) soared up 1.16% today.

Communications shares were in demand as well, with the S&P/ASX 200 Communication Services Index (ASX: XTJ) adding 1.13% to its value.

As were gold stocks. The All Ordinaries Gold Index (ASX: XGD) received a 0.96% improvement from the markets.

Consumer staples stocks weren't quite as enthusiastic, although the S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Staples Index (ASX: XSJ) still added 0.68%.

Utilities shares got about half of that. The S&P/ASX 200 Utilities Index (ASX: XUJ) lifted by 0.32%.

We can halve that gain once more for industrial stocks, with the S&P/ASX 200 Industrials Index (ASX: XNJ) rising 0.13%.

Finally, healthcare stocks got out with a win, illustrated by the S&P/ASX 200 Healthcare Index (ASX: XHJ)'s 0.06% bump.

Top 10 ASX 200 shares countdown

Today's index winner came down to Ingenia Communities Group (ASX: INA). Ingenia shares rocketed a huge 15.04% this session up to $5.20 each.

This dramatic spike came after Ingenia released some improved guidance for the 2025 financial year.

Here are the rest of today's best:

ASX-listed company Share price Price change
Ingenia Communities Group (ASX: INA) $5.20 15.04%
Star Entertainment Group Ltd (ASX: SGR) $0.14 12.00%
Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX: WHC) $6.45 6.61%
Tabcorp Holdings Ltd (ASX: TAH) $0.595 6.25%
Johns Lyng Group Ltd (ASX: JLG) $3.89 5.99%
Polynovo Ltd (ASX: PNV) $2.15 5.91%
Boss Energy Ltd (ASX: BOE) $2.75 5.36%
Lovisa Holdings Ltd (ASX: LOV) $26.86 5.17%
Vault Minerals Ltd (ASX: VAU) $0.355 4.41%
Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX: TLX) $24.98 4.00%

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