Today marked a day of relief for those invested in S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) shares. The index took its multi-session gain to a new level on Monday, finishing the session 1.93% higher at 6,705.80 points.
Impressively, all 11 ASX 200 sectors closed in the green today.
The S&P/ASX 200 Financials Index (ASX: XFJ) made an afternoon dash to top the board, lifting 2.7% to do so.
The S&P/ASX 200 Information Technology Index (ASX: XIJ) also outperformed, gaining 2.5%. That followed a strong Friday's trade on Wall Street in which the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose 3.34%.
ASX 200 energy shares also surged higher, likely on the back of higher oil prices. The S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index (ASX: XEJ) ended the day up 2.4%.
Finally, the S&P/ASX 200 Health Care Index (ASX: XHJ) came in as the market's worst performing sector. Though, it still rose 1% today.
While the broader market was returning a notable gain on Monday, individual stocks were busy launching even higher. Let's take a look at today's top performers.
Top 10 ASX shares countdown today
It was a tough competition to take out the crown of today's best performing ASX share. Of the top 200 ASX shares by market capitalisation, only 23 were in the red at the time of writing.
But the Core Lithium Ltd (ASX: CXO) share price managed to best the rest. The ASX 200 share gained 13% today as it and many of its lithium peers continued to recover from last week's carnage. Find out more about Core Lithium here.
The next best performer was none other than fellow ASX lithium share, Liontown Resources Limited (ASX: LTR) – posting an 8.7% increase. Find out more about Liontown Resources here.
Today's top 10 biggest gains were made in these ASX shares:
| ASX-listed company | Share price | Price change |
| Core Lithium Ltd (ASX: CXO) | $1.03 | 12.57% |
| Liontown Resources Limited (ASX: LTR) | $1.07 | 9.74% |
| Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd (ASX: FLT) | $18.36 | 6.44% |
| Allkem Ltd (ASX: AKE) | $10.72 | 6.24% |
| Domain Holdings Australia Ltd (ASX: DHG) | $3.165 | 6.21% |
| ARB Corporation Limited (ASX: ARB) | $30.80 | 6.17% |
| Block Inc (ASX: SQ2) | $104.24 | 5.83% |
| Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd (ASX: DMP) | $69.815 | 5.54% |
| Judo Capital Holdings Ltd (ASX: JDO) | $1.33 | 5.14% |
| Webjet Limited (ASX :WEB) | $5.55 | 5.11% |
Data as at 3:55pm AEST
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.
