Today, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) finished the week on a sour note as investors shied away from risk assets amid the Ukraine-Russia standoff. At the end of the session, the benchmark index finished 1.02% lower at 7,221.7 points.
Not a single sector in the green could be found on Friday afternoon. The best of the disastrous bunch were materials, benefiting from an influx of buying across gold miners. Still, the materials sector finished 0.17% lower, carrying the weight of underperforming iron ore producers. Meanwhile, the worst of the damage could be seen across the healthcare and tech sectors.
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, Magellan Financial Group Ltd (ASX: MFG) was the biggest gainer today. Shares in the funds management company took flight, soaring 18.45% after reporting a better than expected first-half result. Find out more about Magellan Financial Group here.
The next biggest gaining ASX share today was Netwealth Group Ltd (ASX: NWL). The financial platform provider rallied 5.71% despite there being no announcements released today. Although, the company experienced a substantial fall in its share price two days earlier on its own half-year figures. Uncover the latest Netwealth Group details here.
Today's top 10 biggest gains were made in these ASX shares:
| ASX-listed company | Share price | Price change |
| Magellan Financial Group Ltd (ASX: MFG) | $21.70 | 18.45% |
| Netwealth Group Ltd (ASX: NWL) | $14.06 | 5.71% |
| Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX: WHC) | $3.14 | 3.97% |
| Yancoal Australia Ltd (ASX: YAL) | $3.34 | 2.45% |
| Latitude Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: LFS) | $2.04 | 2.26% |
| Newcrest Mining Ltd (ASX: NCM) | $24.36 | 2.14% |
| Mercury NZ Ltd (ASX: MCY) | $5.66 | 1.98% |
| AVZ Minerals Ltd (ASX: AVZ) | $0.805 | 1.90% |
| GPT Group (ASX: GPT) | $4.95 | 1.85% |
| Uniti Group Ltd (ASX: UWL) | $3.89 | 1.83% |
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.
