The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) seems to have gotten up on the wrong side of the bed this morning in a disappointing start to the trading week. At the time of writing, the ASX 200 is down by a rather nasty 1.33% at just over 7,000 points.
But rather than dwelling on that, let's have a look at the ASX 200 shares currently at the top of the market's share volume charts, according to investing.com.
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The 3 most traded ASX 200 shares by volume so far on Monday
Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX: WHC)
ASX 200 energy share Whitehaven is our first company to feature on our list today. This coal miner has seen a hefty 31.41 million shares traded on the share market as it currently stands. This appears to have been triggered by yet another boom in the Whitehaven share price itself.
The company is up another 4.8% or so today and hit a new 52-week high of $4.21 earlier today. That puts Whitehaven's one-month gains at an astounding 46.7%. These factors are almost certainly behind Whitehaven's elevated trading volume this Monday.
Incitec Pivot Ltd (ASX: IPL)
Incitec Pivot is our next ASX 200 share to check out today. This fertiliser and explosives manufacturer has had a sizable 34.06 million shares change hands at the time of writing. There's been no major news or announcements out of the company today, or indeed this month so far.
However, the Incitec share price is currently up an impressive 5.03% to $3.44 a share. Earlier today, it rose as high as $3.52. It's this big leap upward that is probably to thank for the high volumes we are seeing.
Paladin Energy Ltd (ASX: PDN)
Uranium miner Paladin is our final share of the day today. So far, a whopping 47 million of this ASX 200 share's have been bought and sold on the ASX's boards this Monday. Again, there isn't much news out of the company to report so far.
However, the Paladin share price has shown quite a lot of volatility over today's trading day. The company is presently down by 0.7% at 73 cents per share. But earlier this morning, the company was going for as much as 80 cents per share. That's a move of more than 7% that's occurred in between. It's this volatility that has probably put Paladin on the top of this ASX 200 list as it stands right now.
