It’s been a fairly positive start to the trading week for ASX shares so far during this Monday’s session. After a rocky week last week, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is comfortably in the green at present, with a happy gain of 0.69%. That lifts the ASX 200 to around 7,270 points.

Let’s hope this optimism holds out for the rest of the week’s trading. But let’s now dive a little deeper into the rise by taking a look at the ASX 200 shares at the peak of the share market’s trading volume charts right now, according to investing.com. 

The 3 most traded ASX 200 shares by volume this Monday

Lynas Rare Earths Ltd (ASX: LYC)

First up this Monday is the rare earths producer Lynas. This session has seen a solid 10.26 million Lynas shares bought and sold at this point of the day. This one isn’t too hard to figure out. The Lynas share price is having a cracking day today. Currently, the company is sitting on a gain of 12.31% at $7.39 a share.

This comes after Lynas revealed it will now be permitted to keep its Malaysian cracking and leaching plant open until 2024, an extension of six months. Investors have clearly given their tick of approval, with this rather massive gain easily explaining the high trading volumes we are seeing.

Core Lithium Ltd (ASX: CXO)

Next up we have an ASX 200 lithium share in Core Lithium. So far today, a significant 25.1 million Core shares have swapped owners on the ASX. It seems another big share price rise is to thank for this high volume. As we went through this morning, most ASX lithium shares are off to the races this Monday.

The trend seems to have been triggered by optimism that Chinese demand for lithium could be on a comeback. In Core Lithium’s case, the company is enjoying a meaningful 7.77% bounce to $1.04 a share.

Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS)

Finally today, let’s take a gander at another ASX 200 lithium share, Pilbara Minerals. An impressive 36.65 million PIlbara shares have changed hands as it currently stands.

It seems that similar factors are also at play with the Pilbara share price. In this case though, the company is ‘only’ enjoying a 5.23% boost to $4.63 a share. Even so, it’s this jump that can explain why so many shares are flying around today.

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More reading

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Motley Fool contributor Sebastian Bowen has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia’s parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.

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