The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) spent a fourth consecutive day in the green on Thursday. The index closed 0.5% higher at 6,845.1 points.
That was despite a rough night on Wall Street amid disappointing earnings from the likes of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG), and Boeing Co (NYSE: BA).
The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (DJX: .DJI) lifted less than 0.01% overnight, the S&P 500 Index (SP: .INX) dumped 0.7%, and the Nasdaq Composite Index (NASDAQ: .IXIC) plunged 2%.
Back home, the S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index (ASX: XEJ) led the way, gaining 2.4% amid rising oil prices.
The Brent crude oil price lifted 2.3% to US$95.69 a barrel overnight, while the US Nymex crude oil price gained 3% to US$87.91 a barrel.
The S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index (ASX: XMJ) also outperformed, gaining 1.7%.
Meanwhile, the S&P/ASX 200 Financials Index (ASX: XFJ) and the S&P/ASX 200 Communication Index (ASX: XTJ) weighed, falling 0.4% and 0.7% respectively.
All in all, eight of the ASX 200's 11 sectors closed higher today. But which share outperformed all others? Keep reading to find out.
Top 10 ASX 200 shares countdown
The index's best-performing share on Thursday was Ramelius Resources Limited (ASX: RMS).
Interestingly, there was no news from the ASX gold share today. Though, it did release its quarterly update yesterday.
Today's biggest gains were made by these shares:
| ASX-listed company | Share price | Price change |
| Ramelius Resources Limited (ASX: RMS) | $0.71 | 8.4% |
| Sandfire Resources Ltd (ASX: SFR) | $3.67 | 7% |
| Regis Resources Limited (ASX: RRL) | $1.56 | 6.85% |
| St Barbara Ltd (ASX: SBM) | $0.52 | 6.12% |
| Nickel Industries Ltd (ASX: NIC) | $0.75 | 5.63% |
| Perseus Mining Limited (ASX: PRU) | $1.885 | 5.6% |
| Lynas Rare Earths Ltd (ASX: LYC) | $8.34 | 5.57% |
| Imugene Limited (ASX: IMU) | $0.19 | 5.56% |
| Smartgroup Corporation Ltd (ASX: SIQ) | $5.04 | 5.22% |
| Gold Road Resources Ltd (ASX: GOR) | $1.43 | 5.15% |
Our top 10 shares countdown is a recurring end-of-day summary to let you know which companies were making big moves on the day. Check in at Fool.com.au after the weekday market closes to see which stocks make the countdown.
