The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is yet again retreating during Thursday's trading session. At the time of writing, the ASX 200 has slumped by 1.24% and is now at 6,617 points.
But let's not let that get us down. Instead, here is a look at the shares currently topping the ASX 200's share volume charts today, according to investing.com.
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The 3 most traded ASX 200 shares by volume this Thursday
Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS)
Let's start off with ASX 200 lithium share Pilbara Minerals. So far this Thursday, a hefty 14.28 million Pilbara shares have been swapped. There's been no news or announcements out of the company so far today.
Thus, it's likely the volatility Pilbara shares have seen in today's trading session that is the cause of this volume. Pilbara is presently down 0.43% at $2.29 a share. But it has bounced between $2.24 and $2.38 a share over Thursday's session.
Lake Resources N.L. (ASX: LKE)
Another ASX 200 lithium stock in Lake Resources is next up. So far today, a sizeable 16.56 million Lake shares have been bought and sold.
The Lake Resources share price has also had a bumpy day. It rose as high as 84 cents a share this morning but investors seem to have got cold feet, with the company now down 1.57% at 78.3 cents. It's probably this volatilty again that is the smoking gun here.
Evolution Mining Ltd (ASX: EVN)
From lithium to gold, we have gold miner Evolution as our final and most traded ASX 200 share today. This Thursday has seen a notable 17.71 million Evolution shares swap hands as it currently stands.
We've also seen some bouncing around with this company today. Soon after open, the Evolution share price rose as high as $2.51 a share. But again, sentiment has cooled off this afternoon, and the company is now down 0.21% at $2.40 a share.
This could be responsible for Evolution's high volumes, helped perhaps by the company's disastrous week so far — it has fallen 29% since last Friday's close.
