Here are the top 10 ASX shares today on Wednesday 17 November

Here are the top 10 ASX shares today

Here are your top 10 biggest gainers in the ASX 200 on Wednesday.

Mitchell Lawler

Mitchell stumbled upon the concept of investing when in high school, devotedly urging his parents to put some money into a handful of technology companies with increasingly popular products among his demographic – many of which have gone on to great success. It wouldn’t be until 2017, some five years later, that Mitchell became an investor of his own money. Having studied and worked as a mechanical engineer in the building services industry, Mitchell takes a methodical and analytical approach to evaluating businesses. Rather than relying purely on numbers, Mitchell drills beyond a company’s metaphorical mantle to unearth obscure patterns or competitive advantages that would go otherwise unnoticed. His expertise resides within areas such as software, consumer goods, and building services equipment. However, his quest to find quality companies that set the industry standard and flex some degree of an impenetrable position has no limits – small cap to mega cap, cosmetics to healthcare – if it’s an exceptional business it’s on his radar.

Published November 17, 2021 4:29 pm AEDT

Today, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) was dragged lower by a dramatic 8% fall in the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) share price. This came after Australia's largest bank reported its first-quarter earnings update, which suggested some interest margin pressures. At the end of the day, the benchmark index finished 0.73% lower at 7,366.5 points.

While the majority of shares in the ASX 200 climbed higher today, it wasn't enough to make up for the losses in Australia's largest listed company. On a positive note, tech shares and utilities performed strongly with both sectors delivering a gain of 1% or more.

The question is: which shares delivered the biggest returns to investors on the ASX today? Here are the ten stocks that rose to the occasion:

Top 10 ASX shares countdown today

Looking at the top 200 listed companies, Uniti Group Ltd (ASX: UWL) was the biggest gainer today. Shares in the telecommunications company surged 8.03% higher following an update on its share buyback and operational performance. Find out more about Uniti Group here.

The next biggest gaining ASX share today was Nickel Mines Ltd (ASX: NIC). Shares in the nickel mining company gained 5.96% after revealing the first production from its Angel Nickel project is expected in the first quarter of 2022. Uncover the latest Nickel Mines details here.

Today's top 10 biggest gains were made in these ASX shares:

ASX-listed company	Share price	Price change
Uniti Group Ltd (ASX: UWL)	$4.17	8.03%
Nickel Mines Ltd (ASX: NIC)	$1.155	5.96%
Liontown Resources Ltd (ASX: LTR)	$1.64	5.81%
Eagers Automotive Ltd (ASX: APE)	$14.25	4.78%
Novonix Ltd (ASX: NVX)	$9.82	4.36%
Netwealth Group Ltd (ASX: NWL)	$17.08	3.64%
Latitude Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: LFS)	$2.06	3.26%
AGL Energy Ltd (ASX: AGL)	$5.25	2.94%
NextDC Ltd (ASX: NXT)	$12.75	2.91%
Megaport Ltd (ASX: MP1)	$21.84	2.83%

Data as at 4:00pm AEDT

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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