Here are the top 10 ASX shares today on Friday 4 February

Here are the top 10 ASX shares today

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

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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 February 4, 2022 5:01 pm AEDT

Today, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) surged into the close to post a green finish to the week. At the end of the session, the benchmark index finished 0.59% higher at 7,120.1 points.

Prior to the last hour, the Aussie index had been swinging between positive and negative consistently throughout the day. The indecision came to an end as most of the red sectors flipped and proceeded to rally into the close. Industrials and tech led the gains today, despite a harrowing performance across US tech companies last night.

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, AVZ Minerals Ltd (ASX: AVZ) was the biggest gainer today. Shares in the mineral exploration company rallied 6.21% without any obvious catalyst. Shares AVZ Minerals are now up more than 315% in the last year. Find out more about AVZ Minerals here.

The next biggest gaining ASX share today was Liontown Resources Ltd (ASX: LTR). The battery metals explorer served up a solid 6.18% gain today. This upwards move came amid the company announcing the successful completion of its share purchase program, raising $12.9 million in the process. Uncover the latest Liontown Resources details here.

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

ASX-listed company	Share price	Price change
AVZ Minerals Ltd (ASX: AVZ)	$0.77	6.21%
Liontown Resources Ltd (ASX: LTR)	$1.46	6.18%
Qantas Airways Ltd (ASX: QAN)	$5.19	4.85%
Virgin Money UK PLC (ASX: VUK)	$3.83	4.08%
South32 Ltd (ASX: S32)	$4.11	3.27%
Ebos Group Ltd (ASX: EBO)	$37.46	3.20%
Zip Co Ltd (ASX: Z1P)	$3.00	3.09%
Nine Entertainment Co Holdings Ltd (ASX: NEC)	$2.75	3.00%
Paladin Energy Ltd (ASX: PDN)	$0.71	2.90%
Super Retail Group Ltd (ASX: SUL)	$12.14	2.79%

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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