Here are the 3 most heavily traded ASX 200 shares on Monday

Our most traded ASX 200 share today is a familiar name.

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Published August 22, 2022 3:31 pm AEST

The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) has careened out of bed on the wrong side it seems, giving investors a depressing start to the trading week. At the time of writing, the ASX 200 has lost a meaty 0.92%, down to just over 7,040 points.

But rather than trying to figure all of that out, let's instead check out the shares currently making their presence known on 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 Monday

Core Lithium Ltd (ASX: CXO)

The first ASX 200 share up today is lithium stock Core Lithium. So far this Monday, a sizeable 13.82 million Core Lithium shares have traded hands as it currently stands. There's been no news or announcements out of Core Lithium today at all.

So this elevated trading volume might have something to do with the movements of the company's share price itself. Core has shed a weighty 2% of its value so far today and is back down to $1.37 a share.

Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS)

Our next ASX 200 share up this Monday is another lithium stock in Pilbara Minerals. At this point in time, we've seen a notable 17.58 million Plbara shares swap owners on the ASX boards.

With again no news out of this company, it looks as though we have some more share price movements to thank for this volume. Fortunately for investors, it's going in the right direction for Pilbara, with the lithium producer up a healthy 3.3% at $1.25 a share. My Fool colleague Brendon looked deeper into these moves this afternoon.

Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS)

Finally today we have ASX 200 telco Telstra. This Monday has seen a hefty 20.04 million Telstra shares exchanged on the markets thus far. This could be a consequence of Telstra's market-defying moves today.

At present, the telecom company has gained another 0.85% to $4.16 a share, the highest the telco has traded since early January. It's probably this solid performance that has elicited the high volumes we are witnessing.

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