Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

It was a woeful end to a woeful week this Friday for ASX investors.

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It was a disappointing end to a horrid trading week for the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO).

After falling every day this week, the ASX 200 capped off Friday's session with a 0.32% sell-down. That leaves the index at 8,296.2 points as we head into the weekend, a good 3% below where it finished last week.

This pessimistic conclusion to the Australian trading week comes after a rough morning up on Wall Street for American investors, too.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (DJX: .DJI) was in freefall this morning, shedding 1.01%.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index (NASDAQ: .IXIC) was a little tamer, but still fell 0.47%.

Let's return to the local markets now, though, and see how the damage from today's trading filtered down into the different ASX sectors.

Winners and losers

Despite today's market drop, quite a few sectors still eked out a rise. But more on those soon.

Firstly, leading the losses today were consumer discretionary stocks. The S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Discretionary Index (ASX: XDJ) crashed by a nasty 1.56% during today's trading.

Communications shares were also punished, with the S&P/ASX 200 Communication Services Index (ASX: XTJ) plunging 1.29%.

Financial stocks weren't riding to the rescue either. The S&P/ASX 200 Financials Index (ASX: XFJ) tanked by 1.28% today.

Industrial shares weren't making any friends this Friday, as you can surmise from the S&P/ASX 200 Industrials Index (ASX: XNJ)'s 0.81% dive.

We could say the same for tech stocks. The S&P/ASX 200 Information Technology Index (ASX: XIJ) suffered a 0.47% swing against it this session.

Energy shares were our final losers, with the S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index (ASX: XEJ) slipping 0.04% down.

Turning to the winners now, it was mining stocks that stood out today. The S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index (ASX: XMJ) had a wonderful time, soaring 1.56% higher by market close.

Gold shares were right behind that, evidenced by the All Ordinaries Gold Index (ASX: XGD)'s 0.59% rise.

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) escaped the carnage as well. The S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT Index (ASX: XPJ) managed to lift 0.53% this session.

Utility stocks came next, with the S&P/ASX 200 Utilities Index (ASX: XUJ) shooting up 0.48%.

Consumer staples shares did far better than their discretionary counterparts. The S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Staples Index (ASX: XSJ) bounced 0.36% higher today.

Finally, healthcare stocks staged a bit of a recovery, illustrated by the S&P/ASX 200 Healthcare Index (ASX: XHJ)'s 0.04% inch higher.

Top 10 ASX 200 shares countdown

This Friday, our index winner was entertainment stock Nine Entertainment Co Holdings Ltd (ASX: NEC).

Nine shares rocketed 20.14% to $1.73 each today. This dramatic jump in valuation came after its partially owned subsidiary Domain Holdings Australia Ltd (ASX: DHG) received a lucrative takeover offer.

Here are the rest of today's big winners:

ASX-listed company Share price Price change
Nine Entertainment Co Holdings Ltd (ASX: NEC) $1.73 20.14%
Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX: TLX) $30.12 13.83%
Deep Yellow Ltd (ASX: DYL) $1.125 5.14%
Mineral Resources Ltd (ASX: MIN) $27.13 5.03%
Genesis Minerals Ltd (ASX: GMD) $3.30 4.10%
Qube Holdings Ltd (ASX: QUB) $4.20 3.96%
Ramelius Resources Ltd (ASX: RMS) $2.73 3.80%
A2 Milk Company Ltd (ASX: A2M) $7.77 3.60%
QBE Insurance Group Ltd (ASX: QBE) $20.68 3.04%
Yancoal Australia Ltd (ASX: YAL) $5.91 2.96%

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 Telix Pharmaceuticals. The Motley Fool Australia has recommended A2 Milk, Nine Entertainment, and Telix Pharmaceuticals. 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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