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

The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) looks to be playing the role of the Grinch today. On the last Monday before Christmas, the ASX 200 has slipped, currently down by 0.17% at just under 7,140 points.

But who knows what the rest of the week will bring? Perhaps investors will get their ASX presents later this week after today’s lump of coal in the proverbial stocking. But let’s now take a look at the shares currently topping the ASX 200’s share trading volume charts, according to investing.com.

The 3 most traded ASX 200 shares by volume this Monday

Star Entertainment Group Ltd (ASX: SGR)

A rare appearance from ASX 200 gaming company Star Entertainment marks our first share of the day. So far this Monday, a massive 12.73 million Star shares have been folded to a new owner.

Sadly for investors, this looks like a consequence of Star’s dramatic share price fall that we are seeing this session. Star shares are currently down by a nasty 13.15% at $2.24 each. As we covered this afternoon, this appears to be a reaction to a new plan from the New South Wales government to raise casino taxes.

Core Lithium Ltd (ASX: CXO)

Next up we have a far more familiar face in ASX 200 lithium share Core Lithium. So far today, a chunky 15.61 million Core shares have been bought and sold. In some good news, it seems we have a share price gain to thank for these volumes.

Core shares have gotten out of the right side of the bed this morning, and are currently up by a healthy 3.02% to $1.09 each. This comes after the lithium company received some love from an ASX broker.

Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS)

Third and finally this Monday, it’s another ASX 200 lithium share in Pilbara Minerals to round out our list. This session has had a hefty 16.66 million Pilbara shares swap hands as it currently stands.

There’s been no news out of Pilbara today, so we probably blame the share price falls we have seen for this elevated volume. Pilbara has not received much of the goodwill that its lithium peer Core Lithium has, with the Pilbara share price presently down by 1.34% to $4.04 a share.

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