The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is looking likely to end the week on a high thus far during this Friday's trading session. At the time of writing, the ASX 200 is up by a solid 0.37% at just over 7,410 points.
But let's dig somewhat deeper into these gains and examine the ASX 200 shares with the highest trading volumes today, according to investing.com.
The 3 most traded ASX 200 shares by volume on Friday
Nickel Mines Ltd (ASX: NIC)
Nickel Mines is our first ASX 200 share to take a look at today. So far, a sizeable 12.84 million Nickel Mines shares have found their way around the share market. There have been no major announcements out of the company today, although yesterday we did get a notice that one of the company's directors had picked up a large tranche of Nickel Mines shares.
However, today's volume is more likely to have been caused by the wild price swings we have seen in the company's shares today. Nickel Mines is currently down 0.77% at $1.29 a share. But the miner has had multiple stints in both positive and negative territories over the trading day.
Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS)
An ASX 200 lithium share is up next in Pilbara Minerals. Pilbara has had a notable 14.29 million shares bought and sold on the markets thus far this Friday. Again, this seems to be a consequence of some dramatic share price movements, rather than any news out of the company itself.
In Pilbara's case, today's high volume is good news for shareholders. Pilbara is currently up by a robust 3.05% at $3.21 a share, which puts this company's five-day gains at a strong 10.9%.
AVZ Minerals Ltd (ASX: AVZ)
Another ASX 200 lithium share rounds out our list today. AVZ is currently the top trading ASX 200 company, with a hefty 30 million shares having found a new home thus far this Friday.
This miner also appears to be enjoying the benefits of a strong share price performance today. In this case, the AVZ share price is presently up a pleasing 3.62% to $1.15. What's more, AVZ hit a new all-time high of $1.17 in earlier trading today. It's this combination that is almost certainly behind the elevated trading volumes we are seeing.
