Today, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) suffered a brutal selloff, mirroring the selling pressure on Wall Street last night. At the end of the session, the benchmark index finished 2.74% lower at 7,358.3 points.
In complete contrast to the Aussie market's first session of the year, today was a sea of red. Not a single sector was unable to escape a more bearish sentiment across the ASX on Thursday. The effect was further exaggerated for tech investors, with the sector tumbling 6.4% — its worst one-day session since February last year. Meanwhile, shares in the materials sector stayed the sturdiest, despite also falling 1.45%.
However, the question is: which shares delivered the biggest returns to investors on the ASX today? It is a challenging question to pose on such days. Fortunately, there were still a handful of companies that stayed in the green.
Here are the top ten stocks that came through for investors:
Top 10 ASX shares countdown today
Looking at the top 200 listed companies, Latitude Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: LFS) was the biggest gainer today. Shares in the financial services provided rose 1.78% after announcing its intent to acquire the consumer finance business of Humm Group Ltd (ASX: HUM) for $335 million. Find out more about Latitude Group here.
The next biggest gaining ASX share today was Zimplats Holdings Ltd (ASX: ZIM). The platinum group metals mining company moved 1.73% higher despite there being no announcements. Uncover the latest Zimplats details here.
Today's top 10 biggest gains were made in these ASX shares:
| ASX-listed company | Share price | Price change |
| Latitude Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: LFS) | $2.00 | 1.78% |
| Zimplats Holdings Ltd (ASX: ZIM) | $23.50 | 1.73% |
| Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX: RIO) | $101.21 | 0.73% |
| OZ Minerals Ltd (ASX: OZL) | $28.95 | 0.59% |
| Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX: CUV) | $26.88 | 0.41% |
| Ausnet Services Ltd (ASX: AST) | $2.56 | 0.39% |
| Medibank Private Ltd (ASX: MPL) | $3.40 | 0.30% |
| Mercury NZ Ltd (ASX: MCY) | $5.95 | 0.17% |
| BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP) | $42.68 | 0.12% |
| Summerset Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: SNZ) | $12.99 | 0.08% |
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.
