Here are the top 10 ASX shares today on Monday 20 December

Here are the top 10 ASX shares today

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

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 December 20, 2021 4:42 pm AEDT

Today, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) decided to kick off the final week before the holiday season with a red day. At the end of the session, the benchmark index inched 0.16% lower to 7,292.2 points.

While there were some tinges of green among the Aussie market today, it was weighed down by significant losses across the energy and financial sectors. Losses of 3% to 5% were witnessed in some of our oil and gas companies after oil prices fell 2% overnight on increased Omicron fears. In contrast, strong gains in the healthcare and consumer staples sectors prevented a deeper fall.

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, Bluescope Steel Ltd (ASX: BSL) was the biggest gainer today. Shares in the steelmaking company rose 4.18% despite there being no new announcements. Find out more about Bluescope Steel here.

The next biggest gaining ASX share today was Viva Energy Group Ltd (ASX: VEA). The fuel retailing company experienced a 3.72% uptick in its share price after providing earnings guidance for FY 2021. Viva anticipates operating earnings to almost double compared to the previous year. Uncover the latest Viva Energy details here.

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

ASX-listed company	Share price	Price change
Bluescope Steel Ltd (ASX: BSL)	$21.93	4.18%
Viva Energy Group Ltd (ASX: VEA)	$2.23	3.72%
Mercury NZ Ltd (ASX: MCY)	$5.85	3.54%
Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX: CUV)	$27.78	3.39%
Healius Ltd (ASX: HLS)	$5.29	3.32%
Sonic Healthcare Ltd (ASX: SHL)	$44.46	3.04%
Genesis Energy Ltd (ASX: GNE)	$2.75	3.00%
Champion Iron Ltd (ASX: CIA)	$5.10	2.82%
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Ltd (ASX: FPH)	$30.35	2.64%
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (ASX: FMG)	$19.46	2.53%

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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