The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is having a frankly dreadful start to the trading week this Monday. At the time of writing, the ASX 200 is down an incredibly nasty 2.04% so far to 7,253 points.

But rather than dwell on that sobering figure, let’s instead check out the SX 200 shares that are proving most popular today by raw trading volume.

The 3 most popular ASX 200 shares by volume today

South32 Ltd (ASX :S32)

Diversified ASX 200 miner South32 is our the first cab off the rank today. This resources giant has seen a hefty 14.23 million of its shares trade on the markets so far this Monday.

With no major news or announcements out of South32, we can probably assume this high trading volume is the result of the poor performance of South32 shares today. The company is presently down a nasty 2.65% so far to $3.30 a share. It’s this steep fall that is likely behind the elevated trading volumes we are seeing today.

Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS)

ASX 200 lithium produer Pilbara is next up. This hot lithium share has seen a substantial 22.38 million of its shares swap hands so far. As with South32, we can probably put this high level of activity down to this company’s share price performance so far today.

Pilbara is currently down a shocking 7.86% to $2.11 a share at the time of writing. This has almost certainly resulted in the high volume of Pilbara shares trading today.

Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX: FMG)

Last, but certainly not least when it comes to trading volume, is ASX 200 iron ore giant Fortescue. Just like Pilbara and South32, Fortescue shares are getting hammered today. Blame falling commodity pricing, including the recent steep fall in iron ore.

This iron digger is down a chunky 3.8% so far this Monday to $14.69 a share after hitting a new 52-week low of $14.15 just this morning. This has resulted in a whopping 22.51 million Fortescue shares changing hands so far today.

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The Webjet Limited (ASX: WEB) share price is tumbling, down 2.5% in late afternoon trade to $5.77 per share.

It’s not just Webjet’s share price in retreat though. The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is down 2.3% at this same time.

With 4 months now having come and gone since Webjet reported its full 2021 financial year results (FY21), we take a look at how the travel agency has been faring since reporting.

Along with a brief recap of its results…

What FY21 results did the ASX 200 travel share report?

The Webjet share price was in sharp focus on 19 May, the day the company reported its FY21 results before market open.

Among the core results, Webjet saw its revenues plunge, falling from $266.1 million in FY20 to $38.5 million in FY21.

The travel company’s underlying losses more than doubled year-on-year, to an $88.8 million loss, compared to an underlying loss of $42.3 million the previous financial year.

On the positive end of the ledger, Webjet’s balance sheet was strong, with $431 million pro forma cash on hand.

Webjet did not pay an interim or final dividend in FY21.

Commenting on the pandemic stymied results and the company’s ability to bounce back quickly when travel resumes, Webjet’s managing director, John Guscic said:

We know there is strong demand for travel – we’ve seen that with the performance of Webjet OTA, with Australian domestic bookings reaching 95% of pre- Covid bookings in April. Webjet OTA has always had a key strength in servicing the domestic leisure market and our ability to scale costs in line with demand meant it was profitable as soon as borders opened.

How has the Webjet share price performed since reporting results?

The Webjet share price gained 0.6% on 19 May, following the release of its FY21 results. Since then, Webjet shares are up 24%.

By comparison the ASX 200 is up 3% over that same period.

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The Zip Co Ltd (ASX: Z1P) share price is plummeting today as the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) battles through a brutal Monday.

Interestingly, the buy now, pay later (BNPL) company’s major competitor, Afterpay Ltd (ASX: APT), isn’t struggling nearly as much.

While the Zip share price has fallen a significant 6.45% to trade at $6.44, Afterpay’s stock is recording a 1.87% slip.

Let’s take a look at what might be making the Zip share price heavier than Afterpay’s.

Why’s Afterpay outperforming Zip on the ASX today?

The Zip share price is sliding today as the ASX 200 spirals.

Meanwhile, fellow BNPL company Afterpay is undergoing only some of the struggle, recording a nearly 2% drop.

One reason Zip’s stock might be tumbling further than that of its peer is its recent short position.

According to ShortMan, an online tracker of shorted ASX stocks, 9.05% of Zip’s shares were in short positions last Monday.

For comparison, only 1.06% of Afterpay’s shares were in short positions this time last week.

This could be weakening the Zip share price, especially as the broader market pushes through a disastrous day.

Additionally, Afterpay’s stock might be outperforming that of Zip because its potential buyer is outperforming its own market.

While most of Australia slept, the NYSE Composite (INDEXNYSEGIS: NYA) fell 0.7%. However, the Square Inc (NYSE: SQ) share price kept its head above water, recording a 0.25% gain.

Of course, Afterpay expects to put Square’s $39 billion takeover to its shareholders this quarter.

Square’s recent performance could be providing additional support to the Afterpay share price since, if all goes to plan, Afterpay shareholders will soon be holders of Square stock (or CHESS depository interests).

Zip share snapshot

Despite today’s dip, the Zip share price has been performing well on the ASX lately.

It is currently 15% higher than it was at the start of 2021. It has also gained 6.8% since this time last year.

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The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is getting pummeled on Monday, down 2.22% to a 3-month low of 7,239.

Most sectors are in deep red, with the exception of the utilities sector.

Headlining today’s losses are the energy, materials and information technology sectors, with heavyweight names such as BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP), Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX: FMG), Afterpay Ltd (ASX: APT) and Xero Limited (ASX: XRO) down between 2.25% and 5.6%.

While the market has managed to pull a vast majority of ASX 200 shares in negative territory, here are the few that have managed to stand tall.

Ausnet Services Ltd (ASX: AST)

The Ausnet share price has had a little help staying afloat amidst today’s sharp selloff.

The company received an unsolicited, indicative and non-binding takeover offer from Brookfield Asset Management to acquire 100% of Ausnet at $2.50 per share.

As a result, the Ausnet share price jumped 17.93% to $2.34.

Interestingly, the S&P/ASX Utilities (INDEXASX: XUJ) is the only sector that was positive on Monday.

In addition to Ausnet’s booming share price, the broader utility sector is holding up well with large cap players such as Meridian Energy Ltd (ASX: MEZ), APA Group (ASX: APA) and Infratil Ltd (ASX: IFT) down just 0.20%, 0.28% and 1.27% respectively.

Endeavour Group Ltd (ASX: EDV)

The Endeavor share price is up 3.18% to $6.65 on no price-sensitive news.

Endeavour shares have struggled to grasp any upside following the release of its FY21 results on 26 August.

This is where the company flagged significant volatility in the first 8 weeks of FY22. Retail and hotels sales were tracking a respective 1.7% and 7.3% lower than FY21 due to the pandemic.

Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX: WES)

Investors seem to be holding onto their Wesfarmers shares despite the panic taking place across the ASX 200.

At the time of writing, the Wesfarmers share price has managed to eke out a gain of 0.09% to $57.33.

Wesfarmers has tumbled about 10% since the release of its FY21 results on 27 August.

The company cited similar challenges as Endeavour, with management warning that:

Given the impact of lockdowns in recent months and the prospect of continued trading restrictions, earnings in the Group’s retail businesses during the first half of the 2022 financial year may be below the prior corresponding period.

Despite a weaker near-term outlook, investors might have used its recent selloff as a buying opportunity following a significant uptick in volume last Thursday and Friday.

During the two days, a respective 2.92 million and 4.06 million shares traded hands compared to its 10-day average of around 2.1 million shares.

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The Metalstech Ltd (ASX: MTC) share price has stepped into the green in afternoon trade on Monday.

At one point today, Metalstech shares were changing hands 7% higher at 46 cents each and are now trading at 44 cents apiece.

Investors are buying the lithium and cobalt company’s shares on the back of a drilling update announced earlier today.

What did Metalstech announce?

Metalstech announced it had made the “discovery of historic high-grade intersections in untested regional target zones” at its Sturec gold mine in Slovakia.

In addition, a “mapping and rockchip exploration program” has commenced at the site to “help plan and design a regional exploration drilling program” that will follow up on these high-grade intersections.

The drilling will “attempt to understand the structural setting and extent” of the high-grade mineralisations that were intersected.

Metalstech also advised that “importantly”, these historic high grade mineralised zones “sit outside of the updated 2021 Sturec mineral resource estimate area” announced in July.

Following the results announced today, Metalstech advised exploration is to “focus on three main prospects outside the updated 2021 Sturec mineral resources estimate area”.

The three prospects are the Vratislav, Wolf and Katerina prospects respectively, located at the company’s Sturec mine.

Investors have bought the news and are still buying Metalstech’s shares into the afternoon session on Monday.

This continues an impressive run for the Metalstech share price which has climbed a further 48% into the green over the last week.

What did management say?

Commenting on the results, Metalstech chair Russel Moran said:

We’ve always had the belief that Sturec possesses incredible prospectivity outside of the existing core zone where the current mineral resource is located.

Speaking on the company’s next moves, Moran added:

The results from these prospects clearly warrant the company undertaking further exploration as part of our planned regional drilling program. We look forward to expanding our drill campaign to include these and other regional targets as we continue to develop a better understanding of the growth potential of the deposit.

Metalstech share price snapshot

The Metalstech share price has climbed 110% this year to date, extending the last 12 month’s gain to 100%.

Over the last month alone, it has jumped a further 115% into the green.

These results have outpaced the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO)’s return of around 25% over the past year.

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The Bluescope Steel Ltd (ASX: BSL) share price is sliding into the red on Monday and, at the time of writing, is trading at $21.65 apiece.

That’s a 5.87% drop from the open and well behind the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO)’s loss of around 2% today.

Let’s take a look at what’s at play here.

What’s up with the Bluescope Steel share price today?

There’s been no major market news for the company today, however, the Bluescope Steel share price is sliding after the company gave the first day of its investor presentation today.

Today’s presentation follows the release of Bluescope’s climate action and sustainability report on 14 September.

In its presentation, the steel giant covered its “strategy update”, revealing how it intends to tackle climate change and sustainability issues moving forward.

For instance, one of its five “key sustainability topics” outlined the company intends to deploy “financial strength for long-term sustainable growth and returns”.

This encompasses an “initial 5-year climate investment program of up to $150 million”. It also foreshadows investing over $1.5 billion in long-term business segments and “targeting 50 cents per share per annum” in its dividend program, just to name a few.

Bluescope summarised its “clear” strategy in three distinct areas: Transform (technology and climate change), Grow (its businesses), and Deliver (returns and so on).

What else is driving Bluescope shares lower?

Aside from the company putting its long-term growth vision on display, one other factor weighing on the Bluescope Steel price today is the current price of iron ore in the commodity markets.

Recent curbs in 2021 in steel production from the world’s biggest steelmaker, China, have cratered steel prices lately.

Iron ore closed 8% lower on Friday to US$104.50/tonne. That’s down around US$120/tonne or 50% since mid-July, well off a record high of US$230/tonne in May this year.

It’s important to know Bluescope is an ASX resource share that has unique exposure to producing commodities, in this case, steel. As a result, its share price can and does fluctuate coinciding with fluctuations in the broader commodity markets.

Given the nature of this relationship, and how iron ore prices have bungee-jumped since July, it’s clear to see what’s fuelling the Bluescope Steel share price today.

Bluescope Steel share price snapshot

The Bluescope Steel share price has climbed 23% this year to date. However, it has struggled lately and is 12% in the red over the last month.

Despite this, Bluescope’s share price has gained 67% over the past 12 months which has outpaced the broad index’s return of around 25% in the past year.

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It has been a poor day of trade for the Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS) share price on Monday.

In afternoon trade, the lithium producer’s shares are down 6.5% to $2.14.

Despite this, Pilbara Minerals’ shares are still up 145% in 2021.

Why is the Pilbara Minerals share price sinking?

The decline in the Pilbara Minerals share price on Monday has been driven by broad market weakness.

That broad market weakness means the Australian share market is a sea of red today, with almost all sectors recording declines.

Concerns over the Chinese economy appear to be weighing on investor sentiment. This follows reports that Chinese property giant Evergrande could collapse with US$300 billion worth of debts.

The lithium sector has been hit particularly hard, potentially due to profit taking after some very strong gains this year.

Is this a buying opportunity for investors?

One leading broker that is likely to see the pullback in the Pilbara Minerals share price as a buying opportunity is Macquarie Group Ltd (ASX: MQG).

This morning the broker retained its outperform rating and lifted its price target on the company’s shares by 7.4% to $2.90.

Based on the current Pilbara Minerals share price, this implies potential upside of almost 36% over the next 12 months.

Macquarie made the move after upgrading its near term lithium forecasts to reflect recent strong rises in China. This led to a further upgrade to its earnings estimates for the company.

What else did the broker say?

In addition to Pilbara Minerals, the broker is bullish on rival Liontown Resources Limited (ASX: LTR). This morning Macquarie held firm with its outperform rating and lifted its price target on Liontown Resources’ shares to $1.70.

The broker is very positive on the potential of the company’s Kathleen Valley Lithium Project. It believes it has the potential to produce 700,000tpa of spodumene.

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The Etherstack PLC (ASX: ESK) share price is bucking the trend on the All Ordinaries Index (ASX: XAO) today. This comes after the communications wireless technology company announced a positive update to the market.

At the time of writing, Etherstack shares are fetching for 58 cents, up 7.41%. In comparison, the All Ords is hovering around 7,531 points, down 2.23%.

Etherstack secures first order with AT&T

Investors are sending the Etherstack share price higher after digesting the company’s latest news.

According to its release, Etherstack advised that it has been awarded an initial order with American conglomerate AT&T.

The order is for the supply of Etherstack software licences and equipment, as well as integration and professional services.

Etherstack operates in wireless communications technologies for customers in the public safety, defence, utilities and mining industries. The company’s protocol stacks are exported globally and licensed by leading radio manufacturers.

The first order is expected to generate around US$420,000 (A$575,000) with delivery and revenue to be recognised this financial year.

Etherstack CEO David Deacon commented:

We are extremely honoured to secure our first direct deal with AT&T. It is a great achievement for Etherstack’s team and technology to be able to supply the world’s largest and most venerable telecommunications company.

We look forward to building a lasting relationship on the back of this initial order.

The win builds on the company’s recent success in securing another purchase order with communications provider RCS Telecommunications in May. That deal alone was worth $600,00 with most of the funds received in FY21.

About the Etherstack share price

The majority of the last 12 months has been relatively indifferent for Etherstack shares. However, a sharp and sudden dip in May saw the company’s share price plunge to 46 cents, before picking up again.

Since then, its shares have gradually trodden lower to post a loss of around 7% year-to-date.

Based on today’s price, Etherstack presides a market capitalisation of about $75.1 million and has approximately 131 million shares outstanding.

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Well, the AMP Ltd (ASX: AMP) share price has done it again. AMP shares are today finding yet another new all-time low. This embattled wealth manager is currently trading at a share price of just 96 cents a share, down 3.33% today. Last week, we covered how AMP had sunk below $1 a share for the first time ever in its 20-year-plus history of being an ASX company.

Well, today that dubious record has been extended. The current AMP share price of 96 cents a share is indeed the lowest AMP shares have ever traded at.

But, unfortunately, this is just the latest move for a company that has been sliding in value for years now. AMP last reached an all-time high way back in 2002, just a few years after it demutualised and IPOed on the ASX boards. Back in 2002, AMP reached a share price of close to $14 a share, which investors may find difficult to comprehend today.

But AMP shares have been on a slow but steady decline ever since. Just take a look at this share price graph for the past decade, and you’ll (literally) get the picture:

Not a pretty picture for investors. AMP shares are now down more than 38% year to date, as well as by more than 82% over the past 5 years.

So what has gone so wrong for the AMP share price?

Well, it’s most recent woes all start with the 2018 Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry. This Royal Commission uncovered systemic failures and rorts at a number of ASX financial institutions.

But AMP was one of the companies singled out for some pretty awful alleged conduct. Including the infamous ‘fees for no service’ scandal. The report’s findings prompted a mass exodus in AMP’s leadership at the time, with the company bringing in new CEO Francesco de Ferrari.

However, de Ferrari’s tenure as AMP CEO failed to result in a meaningful turnaround for the company’s battered reputation, even though he successfully managed AMP’s sale of its life insurance business. Ferrari resigned from his CEO position earlier this year, and was replaced by Alexis George last month.

In saying that, the company did release an initially well-received FY21 earnings report last month. AMP reported a 57% increase in net profits after tax, as well as an 8% bump in funds under management.

As it stands today, shareholders are waiting to see how AMP’s planned spin-off of AMP Capital Private Markets, scheduled for the first half of FY2022, fares.

But we can’t deny that today’s new low for AMP is depressing news for shareholders. Many will have their fingers crossed that the next few years will turn out better than the last few.

At the current AMP share price, the company has a market capitalisation of $3.13 billion.

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The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) share price is leading its big four peers on the ASX today.

At the time of writing, the CBA share price is $101.47, 1.37% lower than its previous close.

In second place is the National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX: NAB) share price, which has dropped 1.45%.

Next best is Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (ASX: ANZ). Its stock has slipped 1.77%. Meantime, that of Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC) is bringing up the rear, sporting a 1.97% drop at the time of writing.

Let’s take a look at what might be putting CBA’s stock in the lead on this brutal day.

CBA stock leads the big four

The CBA share price is outperforming its fellow big four banks as the ASX 200 battles through a rough day.  

The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is currently down 2.15%, having fallen 159.2 points today. If the index doesn’t manage to correct itself this afternoon, it will be recording its fourth-worst day of the last 12 months.

Unsurprisingly, only a handful of ASX 200 shares are managing to record gains today as CBA and its peers struggle.

There’s no real rhyme or reason as to why the CBA share price is ahead of those of the other big four banks today.

This is particularly curious as the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) handed CBA, Australia’s biggest bank, 30 criminal charges late last week.

The Commission alleges CBA sold its customers unusable insurance products for credit cards and loans.

The bank has agreed to plead guilty to the charges which each carry a maximum penalty of $1.7 million.

CBA share price snapshot

Despite today’s fall, the CBA share price has been performing well lately.

It is currently 23% higher than it was at the start of 2021. It has also gained 58% since this time last year.

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