Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) endured yet another negative session this Thursday, in what is fast becoming a rather downbeat week for the share market. After opening lower this morning, the ASX 200 stayed in red territory all day, and ended up closing 0.23% lower. That leaves the index at 9,188.5 points.

This pessimistic session for the local markets came after a mixed night over on the American boards last night.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (DJX: .DJI) couldn't quite hold water, dropping 0.04%.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index (NASDAQ: .IXIC) made hay, though, rising a confident 0.54%.

Time now to return to the Australian markets, though, for a look at what was happening amongst the different ASX sectors this Thursday.

Winners and losers

As one would expect, there were more red sectors than green today.

Leading those red sectors were communications stocks. The S&P/ASX 200 Communication Services Index (ASX: XTJ) was smashed, crashing down 2.3%.

Mining shares had a day to forget as well, with the S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index (ASX: XMJ) tanking 0.71%.

Consumer discretionary stocks were on the nose too. The S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Discretionary Index (ASX: XDJ) took a 0.54% tumble this Thursday.

Gold stocks weren't providing any cover either, as evidenced by the All Ordinaries Gold Index (ASX: XGD)'s 0.47% dive.

Energy shares were left out in the cold. The S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index (ASX: XEJ) saw its value decline 0.35% today.

Industrial stocks fared similarly, with the S&P/ASX 200 Industrials Index (ASX: XNJ) sinking 0.26%.

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) were our last losers this Thursday. The S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT Index (ASX: XPJ) had slipped 0.15% by the end of the session.

With the red sectors out of the way now, let's turn to the green ones. Leading the pack were again utilities shares, illustrated by the S&P/ASX 200 Utilities Index (ASX: XUJ)'s 2.78% surge.

Tech stocks were exempt from the selling too. The S&P/ASX 200 Information Technology Index (ASX: XIJ) jumped 0.85% this session.

Consumer staples shares were another safe haven, with the S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Staples Index (ASX: XSJ) improving by 0.74%.

We could say the same for healthcare stocks. The S&P/ASX 200 Healthcare Index (ASX: XHJ) banked a 0.17% advance this Thursday.

Finally, financial shares found themselves on the right side of the ledger, as you can see by the S&P/ASX 200 Financials Index (ASX: XFJ)'s 0.08% appreciation.

Top 10 ASX 200 shares countdown

Today's index gold medallist was waste stock Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd (ASX: CWY). Cleanaway shares cleaned up this session, rocketing 15.19% higher to $2.73 a share.

This spike followed news that Cleanaway has been approached with a takeover offer of $3.13 a share.

Here's how the rest of the winners pulled up at the kerb: 

ASX-listed company	Share price	Price change
Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd (ASX: CWY)	$2.73	15.19%
ASX Ltd (ASX: ASX)	$60.52	9.03%
Origin Energy Ltd (ASX: ORG)	$11.86	7.09%
Centuria Capital Group (ASX: CNI)	$1.58	6.04%
Megaport Ltd (ASX: MP1)	$21.68	4.94%
Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (ASX: TWE)	$5.77	4.91%
ANZ Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: ANZ)	$38.04	4.53%
Elevra Lithium Ltd (ASX: ELV)	$9.09	4.24%
IRESS Ltd (ASX: IRE)	$8.02	4.02%
Suncorp Group Ltd (ASX: SUN)	$19.81	3.28%

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.

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