After opening lower this morning, the ASX 200 ended up recovering by market close, posting a small rise of 0.008%.
The S&P/ASX 200 Information Technology Index had a shocker today, crashing 1.6%.
The S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index had sunk 0.66% by the closing bell.
The S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Discretionary Index saw its value cut by 0.41%.
The S&P/ASX 200 Utilities Index was sent home 0.11% lighter this Monday.
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The S&P/ASX 200 Information Technology Index had a shocker today, crashing 1.6%. The S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Discretionary Index saw its value cut by 0.41%.
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It was a lukewarm, tentative, yet positive start to the trading week for the S&P/ASX 200 Index and many ASX shares this Monday. After a wild week last week, investors didn't seem to know what to do today. After opening lower this morning, the ASX 200 ended up recovering by market close, posting a small rise of 0.008%.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index couldn't stick the landing, losing 0.18%.
The S&P/ASX 200 Information Technology Index had a shocker today, crashing 1.6%.
Gold stocks had a tough one too, with the All Ordinaries Gold Index tanking 0.73%.
The S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index had sunk 0.66% by the closing bell.
Communications stocks came next, evident by the S&P/ASX 200 Communication Services Index's 0.43% dive.
The S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Discretionary Index saw its value cut by 0.41%.
Its consumer staples counterpart was ahead of that, with the S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Staples Index sinking 0.23%.
The S&P/ASX 200 Utilities Index was sent home 0.11% lighter this Monday.
The S&P/ASX 200 Healthcare Index jumped 0.51% today.
Industrial shares scraped over the line, as you can see by the S&P/ASX 200 Industrials Index's 0.05% bump.
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