It's been another pleasing day of green ink for the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) so far this Thursday. At the time of writing, the ASX 200 has gained a healthy 0.74% to around 7,050 points. No doubt that will be welcomed by investors who have watched the markets dip heavily this week.
But let's dig deeper into these market moves and check out the ASX 200 shares currently topping the market's trading volume charts, according to investing.com.
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The 3 most traded ASX 200 shares by volume this Thursday
Qantas Airways Limited (ASX: QAN)
First up today is ASX 200 airline and national aviation icon Qantas. So far today, a decent 19.14 million Qantas shares have departed for a new destination. This one is fairly easy to figure out.
It's almost certain that the high volumes we are seeing are a consequence of the company's pleasing 5.73% rise to $4.80 a share so far. Qantas dropped its full-year earnings report for FY2022 this morning, which investors have clearly taken a shine to.
Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS)
Next up this Thursday, we have ASX 200 lithium share Pilbara Minerals. So far today, a weighty 29.95 million Pilbara shares have been bought and sold on the markets. There's been no new news out of the company today.
However, Pilbara shares have been in the spotlight ever since its own earnings announcement was released on Tuesday this week, which might still be influencing volumes today. The company enjoyed two days of solid gains until now, but Pilbara shares are flat at present after some bouncing around and are now going for $3.47 each.
Paladin Energy Ltd (ASX: PDN)
Finally this Thursday we have ASX 200 uranium share Paladin Energy. An eye-catching 38.81 million Paladin shares have swapped hands as it currently stands on the ASX today. This one is a rather strange case. There hasn't been any news out of Paladin recently.
But, as my Fool colleague Bernd covered this afternoon, that hasn't stopped most ASX uranium shares from catching fire. Paladin itself is up a pleasing 10.88% at 82 cents each. This could be related to the recent announcement that the Japanese government is looking at restarting several nuclear reactors to shore up its power supplies.
