The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) enjoyed a bouncy but positive start to the week's trading this Monday.

By the time the markets wrapped up, the ASX 200 had advanced by 0.12% and finished at 8,221.5 points. That's despite a couple of dips into red territory over the trading session.

This decent start to the week's trading for ASX shares comes after a mixed conclusion to the American trading week on Saturday morning (our time).

The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (DJX: .DJI) wasn't in a good mood, sinking 0.61%.

But the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index (NASDAQ: .IXIC) did much better, shooting up 0.56%.

Let's return to this week and our local markets now and take a look at what the various ASX sectors were doing this Monday.

Winners and losers

There were plenty of both red and green sectors today.

Heading the former were gold shares. The All Ordinaries Gold Index (ASX: XGD) had a shocker, tanking 2.53%.

Also in the firing line were utilities stocks, with the S&P/ASX 200 Utilities Index (ASX: XUJ) retreating 0.58%.

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) mirrored that loss. The S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT Index (ASX: XPJ) also dropped 0.58%.

Energy shares had a rough start to the week as well, evidenced by the S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index (ASX: XEJ)'s loss of 0.54%.

Financial stocks weren't much better. The S&P/ASX 200 Financials Index (ASX: XFJ) dove 0.42% today.

Consumer staples shares also found themselves offside, with the S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Staples Index (ASX: XSJ) dipping 0.21%.

Turning to the green sectors now, ASX tech stocks led the charge higher. The S&P/ASX 200 Information Technology Index (ASX: XIJ) ended up soaring by 1.97%.

Consumer discretionary shares were also on fire, as you can see from the S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Discretionary Index (ASX: XDJ)'s 0.97% surge.

Mining stocks were in demand too. The S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index (ASX: XMJ) charged up 0.75%.

Industrial shares also had a nice day, with the S&P/ASX 200 Industrials Index (ASX: XNJ) gaining 0.39%.

Communications shares enjoyed some attention. The S&P/ASX 200 Communication Services Index (ASX: XTJ) lifted by 0.28%.

Finally, healthcare stocks fared similarly, illustrated by the S&P/ASX 200 Healthcare Index (ASX: XHJ)'s 0.23% bounce.

Top 10 ASX 200 shares countdown

Winning today's list by a whisker was payments stock Zip Co Ltd (ASX: ZIP). Zip shares bounced 3.72% higher to finish at $2.79 each.

This move comes despite no fresh news or announcement out of the company today.

Here's the rest of today's best: