The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) plummeted in afternoon trade amid the release of the minutes from the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) latest meeting. The index closed Tuesday's session 1.54% lower at 7,024.3 points.
Also likely driving the market lower were announced changes to the Bank of Japan's monetary policy. The central bank has decided to modify the conduct of yield curve control.
Meanwhile, the RBA revealed it considered both hiking rates by 0.5% and keeping them flat amid continuous inflation at its last meeting of 2022. Of course, it ultimately declared a 0.25% hike earlier this month.
The S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index (ASX: XEJ) outperformed for much of today following a strong night's trade for oil prices. However, by the end of Tuesday's trade, it had dropped 1.4%.
Coming in as today's top-performing sector was instead the S&P/ASX 200 Utilities Index (ASX: XUJ), which dropped 0.1%. The worst performer, meanwhile, was the S&P/ASX 200 Information Technology Index (ASX: XIJ). It fell 4.4%.
So, with all that in mind, which ASX 200 shares come in as today's top performers? Keep reading to find out.
Top 10 ASX 200 shares countdown
The index's biggest gains today were posted by shares in Steadfast Group Ltd (ASX: SDF). That was despite no news having been released by the insurance broker.
Today's biggest gains were made by these shares:
| ASX-listed company | Share price | Price change |
| Steadfast Group Ltd (ASX: SDF) | $5.44 | 2.06% |
| AUB Group Ltd (ASX: AUB) | $22.59 | 1.99% |
| AGL Energy Limited (ASX: AGL) | $8.03 | 1.77% |
| Oz Minerals Ltd (ASX: OZL) | $27.79 | 1.42% |
| Orica Ltd (ASX: ORI) | $15.43 | 1.11% |
| Bendigo and Adelaide Banking Ltd (ASX: BEN) | $9.59 | 1.05% |
| Silver Lake Resources Limited (ASX: SLR) | $1.22 | 0.83% |
| Suncorp Group Ltd (ASX: SUN) | $11.83 | 0.42% |
| Pendal Group Ltd (ASX: PDL) | $4.90 | 0.41% |
| Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (ASX: ANZ) | $23.79 | 0.3% |
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.
