Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) was back to the races this Wednesday, staging a slight recovery that took some of the edge off yesterday's nasty fall. After a wild day of trading, which saw the markets dip into red territory a few times, investors were happy to leave the ASX 200 with a decent 0.28% rise by the time trading closed. That leaves the index at 8,696.5 points.

This happy hump day for the Australian markets followed a far less optimistic session on Wall Street last night.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (DJX: .DJI) was still feeling blue, and dropped another 0.63%.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index (NASDAQ: .IXIC) wasn't any better, losing 0.78% of its value.

But let's return to the local markets now and check out what was happening amongst the different ASX sectors today.

Winners and losers

The biggest losers this Wednesday were consumer staples shares. The S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Staples Index (ASX: XSJ) had a shocker today, dumping 1.15% of its value.

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) also had a day to forget, with the S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT Index (ASX: XPJ) retreating 0.54%.

Financial stocks were on the nose too. The S&P/ASX 200 Financials Index (ASX: XFJ) was walked back 0.37% this session.

Our last losers were consumer discretionary shares, evidenced by the S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Discretionary Index (ASX: XDJ)'s 0.35% decline.

Let's turn to the green sectors now. Leading the charge were energy stocks. The S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index (ASX: XEJ) rocketed 2.19% higher this hump day.

Gold shares had a party as well, with the All Ordinaries Gold Index (ASX: XGD) surging 1.48%.

Broader mining stocks didn't miss out. The S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index (ASX: XMJ) soared up 1.28%.

Next came communications shares, illustrated by the S&P/ASX 200 Communication Services Index (ASX: XTJ)s 0.46% bounce.

Industrial stocks were also in that range. The S&P/ASX 200 Industrials Index (ASX: XNJ) added 0.36% to its total today.

Tech shares overcame some selling to close higher, with the S&P/ASX 200 Information Technology Index (ASX: XIJ) putting on 0.3%.

Utilities stocks didn't miss out either. The S&P/ASX 200 Utilities Index (ASX: XUJ) saw itsvalue bumped by 0.28%.

Finally, healthcare shares got themselves over the line, as you can see by the S&P/ASX 200 Healthcare Index (ASX: XHJ)'s 1.5% surge.

Top 10 ASX 200 shares countdown

Gold stock Pantoro Gold Ltd (ASX: PNR) came in as our top stock today. Pantoro Gold shares jumped 9.3% to close at $2.82 a share. This came after Pantoro revealed some drilling results this morning, which may have excited investors.

Here's how the other winners pulled up at the kerb:

ASX-listed company	Share price	Price change
Pantoro Gold Ltd (ASX: PNR)	$2.82	9.30%
Codan Ltd (ASX: CDA)	$48.94	7.51%
Alkane Resources Ltd (ASX: ALK)	$1.92	5.02%
Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd (ASX: KCN)	$5.36	4.69%
Bellevue Gold Ltd (ASX: BGL)	$1.58	4.29%
Austal Ltd (ASX: ASB)	$4.34	4.08%
Centuria Capital Group (ASX: CNI)	$1.33	3.92%
Infratil Ltd (ASX: IFT)	$11.32	3.57%
Reliance Worldwide Corporation Ltd (ASX: RWC)	$4.48	3.46%
Beach Energy Ltd (ASX: BPT)	$0.90	3.45%

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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