Today, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) rallied off the back of a strong showing on Wall Street last night. On top of this, the Reserve Bank of Australia decided to keep interest rates on hold. At the end of the session, the benchmark index finished 0.49% higher at 7,006 points.
It was a good day for investors on Tuesday with nearly all sectors finishing in the green. However, the materials sector broke the trend with its 1.2% decline today. Fortunately, the ground was more than made up by other performing sectors such as tech and utilities.
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, Pendal Group Ltd (ASX: PDL) was the biggest gainer today. Shares in the global investment company jumped 7.28% despite there being no new announcements from the company. Find out more about Pendal Group here.
The next biggest gaining ASX share today was Judo Capital Holdings Ltd (ASX: JDO). The small and medium-sized focused bank pushed 6.56% higher, once again with no news being published by the company. Uncover the latest Judo Capital Holdings details here.
Today’s top 10 biggest gains were made in these ASX shares:
| ASX-listed company | Share price | Price change |
| Pendal Group Ltd (ASX: PDL) | $5.16 | 7.28% |
| Judo Capital Holdings Ltd (ASX: JDO) | $2.03 | 6.56% |
| Imugene Ltd (ASX: IMU) | $0.33 | 6.45% |
| AVZ Minerals Ltd (ASX: AVZ) | $0.745 | 6.43% |
| Boral Ltd (ASX: BLD) | $6.21 | 5.79% |
| AMP Ltd (ASX: AMP) | $0.92 | 5.14% |
| Dicker Data Ltd (ASX: DDR) | $13.36 | 5.11% |
| Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd (ASX: FLT) | $17.34 | 4.84% |
| Zip Co Ltd (ASX: Z1P) | $3.31 | 4.75% |
| Magellan Financial Group Ltd (ASX: MFG) | $19.46 | 4.57% |
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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