These 3 ASX 200 shares are topping the volume charts on Thursday

We take a look at the most active ASX 200 shares by volume…

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Published March 24, 2022 3:47 pm AEDT

The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is having another positive, if bouncy, day of trading on the markets today. At the time of writing, the ASX 200 is up by a tentative 0.13% at just under 7,400 points.

But let's dive deeper into these market moves and take a glance at the companies that are currently at the top of the ASX 200's share trading volume charts, according to investing.com.

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The 3 most traded ASX 200 shares by volume this Thursday

Nickel Mines Ltd (ASX: NIC)

Nickel Mines is our first ASX 200 share up this Thursday. This nickel miner has had a substantial 15.75 million of its shares trade on the share market thus far. There's not much to report on out of the company itself. however, Nickel Mines shares have suffered some volatility today and are currently down by a noticeable 2.21% at $1.31 a share at the present time. It's probably these two factors that are responsible for this elevated trading volume that we are seeing.

Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX: WHC)

Coal miner Whitehaven is next up today. This ASX 200 resources company has had a notable 16.25 million shares change owners so far this Thursday. Not only has Whitehaven been buying back its own shares of late, which would boost trading volumes in itself. But the company is also having a stellar day of performance today. Whitehaven shares are currently up an impressive 5.18% at $4.136 a share, just a whisker off of the new 52-week high of $4.41 that we saw earlier today. It's this combination that is almost certainly responsible for this high trading volume.

AVZ Minerals Ltd (ASX: AVZ)

Our final and most traded ASX 200 share for today thus far goes to lithium hopeful AVZ Minerals. An eye-catching 34.66 million AVZ shares have found their way around the markets at the current time. Like Whitehaven, AVZ has had both a pleasing share price gain today, as well as a new 52-week high. AVZ shares are presently up a whopping 7.3% at $1.10 a share after hitting a new high watermark of $1.14 a share earlier this afternoon. Again, it's probably this combination that has resulted in AVZ Minerals topping the ASX 200's volume charts as it currently stands.

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