The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) ended the week on a strong note, boosted higher by energy shares. The index was 0.45% higher at 6,678 points when the market closed on Friday.
The S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index (ASX: XEJ) gained more than 2% today after oil prices rose overnight.
The price of Brent crude oil lifted 3.9% to US$104.65 a barrel in Thursday's session overseas. Meanwhile, the US Nymex crude price increased 4.3% to US$102.73 a barrel.
ASX 200 materials shares also outperformed on Friday, with many lithium shares among the market's best performers after a rough couple of weeks.
The S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index (ASX: XMJ) ended the day more than 1% higher amid reports by Bloomberg claiming China's government is considering a US$220 billion infrastructure stimulus program.
At the end of Friday's trade, eight of the ASX 200's 11 sectors were in the green. But which ASX shares outperformed all others? Keep reading to find out.
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Top 10 ASX shares countdown
And the best performer among the ASX's biggest shares by market capitalisation is… Latitude Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: LFS).
The payment provider's shares topped the lot, gaining almost 13% after a late spike. Find out more about Latitude Group here.
ASX 200 lithium explorer and developer Liontown Resources Limited (ASX: LTR) came in second best, gaining 7.11%. Read up on what Liontown's been up to here.
Today's top 10 biggest gains were made by these ASX shares:
| ASX-listed company | Share price | Price change |
| Latitude Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: LFS) | $1.50 | 12.78% |
| Liontown Resources Limited (ASX: LTR) | $1.02 | 7.37% |
| Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS) | $2.35 | 6.82% |
| Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX: WHC) | $5.03 | 6.34% |
| Allkem Ltd (ASX: AKE) | $10.46 | 5.23% |
| Alumina Limited (ASX: AWC) | $1.525 | 5.17% |
| Pro Medicus Limited (ASX: PME) | $47.52 | 5.16% |
| Paladin Energy Ltd (ASX: PDN) | $0.62 | 5.08% |
| Champion Iron Ltd (ASX: CIA) | $5.04 | 4.78% |
| New Hope Corporation Limited (ASX: NHC) | $3.60 | 4.65% |
Data as at 4.30pm 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.
