Today, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) weakened as sentiment soured following Snapchat‘s (NYSE: SNAP) profit warning. At the end of the session, the benchmark index finished 0.28% lower at 7,128.8 points.
Local investors tip-toed through a disappointing day of trade after social media giant Snapchat fell 30% after hours. The monumental collapse in support seeped into the Australian tech sector today, falling nearly 3%. Though, the pain was felt broadly across the ASX, with all bar three segments of the market trudging lower.
However, the question is: which shares delivered the biggest returns to investors on the ASX today? Here are the top ten stocks that came through for investors:
Top 10 ASX shares countdown today
Looking at the top 200 listed companies, Allkem Ltd (ASX: AKE) was the biggest gainer today. Shares in the lithium mining company pushed 3.70% higher as investors hold on strongly to estimates of future demand outstripping supply. Find out more about Allkem here.
The next best performing ASX share across the market today was Perseus Mining Ltd (ASX: PRU). The gold mining company gained 3.31% with prices for the precious commodity strengthening in the past 24 hours. Uncover the latest Perseus Mining details here.
Today’s top 10 biggest gains were made in these ASX shares:
| ASX-listed company | Share price | Price change |
| Allkem Ltd (ASX: AKE) | $13.46 | 3.70% |
| Perseus Mining Ltd (ASX: PRU) | $1.875 | 3.31% |
| Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS) | $2.90 | 3.20% |
| Ebos Group Ltd (ASX: EBO) | $35.94 | 2.74% |
| Virgin Money UK Plc (ASX: VUK) | $2.64 | 2.72% |
| Liontown Resources Ltd (ASX: LTR) | $1.33 | 2.70% |
| Sims Ltd (ASX: SGM) | $17.79 | 2.54% |
| Yancoal Australia Ltd (ASX: YAL) | $5.97 | 2.40% |
| Iluka Resources Ltd (ASX: ILU) | $10.74 | 2.29% |
| New Hope Corporation Ltd (ASX: NHC) | $4.05 | 2.27% |
Our top 10 ASX shares today countdown is a recurring end-of-day summary to ensure you know which companies were making big moves on the day. Check in at Fool.com.au after the market has closed during weekdays to see which stocks make the countdown.
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