The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is motoring in direction of a slight downtick to finish the buying and selling week up to now this Friday. After what has been a slightly robust week for traders, the ASX 200 has misplaced 0.2% up to now as we speak to commerce round 6,832 factors on the time of writing.

So let’s dive deeper into these end-of-week strikes and take a look at the ASX 200 shares presently topping the share market’s buying and selling quantity charts, in keeping with investing.com.

The three most traded ASX 200 shares by quantity this Friday

South32 Ltd (ASX: S32)

First up this Friday is ASX 200 diversified mining share South32. To date as we speak, a hefty 14.6 million South32 shares have been dug up and offered. There’s been no information out of the corporate as we speak, save for a share buyback discover (which might in itself be influencing buying and selling volumes).

So the extra probably rationalization for this quantity is the nasty share value fall we have now seen with the corporate as we speak. At current, South32 shares are down by 2.1% at $3.98 every.

As my Idiot colleague Brooke appeared into earlier as we speak, the most recent COVID information out of China seems to be placing a dent in the complete ASX 200 sources sector as we speak.

Core Lithium Ltd (ASX: CXO)

ASX 200 lithium share Core Lithium is subsequent up this Friday. To date throughout as we speak’s session, a sizeable 17.9 million Core Lithium shares have been swapped by traders. There’s been no information out of Core Lithium this Friday both. So once more, let’s look to the corporate’s share value itself.

Core Lithium shares have been shunned by traders as we speak. The corporate is presently down a nasty 5.6% on the time of writing to $1.28 a share. It appears Core Lithium is beneath the identical stress that South32 and different ASX mining shares are dealing with as we speak.

Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS)

Our third, ultimate and most traded ASX 200 share this Friday is none apart from fellow lithium share Pilbara Minerals. This session has seen a whopping 22.eight million Pilbara shares purchased and offered in the marketplace.

As soon as extra, it appears to be like as if a miserable share value motion is liable for these volumes we’re seeing. Pilbara shares are faring much better than Core Lithium shares, although. The corporate has misplaced 1.38% up to now at $3.58 a share. That is the possible explanation for the elevated volumes we’re witnessing.