The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is enjoying a very pleasant end to the trading week so far this Friday. The ASX 200 is currently up by a pleasing 1.05% and is closing back in on 7,200 points at the time of writing.
So let’s delve deeper into these share market moves by having a look at the companies that are topping the ASX 200’s trading volume charts right now, according to investing.com.
The 3 most traded ASX 200 shares by volume this Friday
Santos Ltd (ASX: STO)
Oil giant Santos is our first ASX 200 share to take a look at this Friday. So far today, a hefty 10.1 million Santos shares have been bought and sold on the markets.
Like most ASX 200 energy shares, Santos has taken off today and is currently up by a healthy 1.96% at $8.31. This sharp move higher comes after some healthy appreciation on the oil markets overnight, which is obviously good news for oil producers like Santos.
Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS)
ASX 200 lithium producer Pilbara is next up this Friday. So far today, a sizeable 16.33 million Pilbara shares have found a new ASX home. There’s been no news out of Pilbara today either.
Saying that, the lithium heavyweight has been enjoying an exceptionally strong day of trading. Pilbara shares are currently up a pleasing 4.45% at $2.94 each. It’s this big jump in valuation that has probably resulted in this elevated trading volume.
Tabcorp Holdings Limited (ASX: TAH)
Our final share of the day today is the ASX 200 gaming company Tabcorp, with a whopping 17.43 million shares traded thus far. Tabcorp has been in the news all week this week following its dramatic demerger of the now-standalone company The Lottery Corporation (ASX: TLC). We haven’t heard anything new out of Tabcorp today.
However, Tabcorp shares are rebounding enthusiastically, currently up by 3.11% to $1 a share after spending most of their early post-split life falling in value. This is probably the reason for Tabcorp’s gold medal on this list today.
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