The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is having another disappointing day of trading so far this Wednesday. At the time of writing, the ASX 200 is down by 0.56% at 7,337 points after falling pretty steadily all day.
But let's not dwell too much on those numbers and instead check out the ASX 200 shares currently topping the ASX's trading volume charts, according to investing.com.
3 most active ASX 200 shares by volume on Wednesday
Sydney Airport (ASX: SYD)
Sydney Airport is our first ASX 200 share to check out this Tuesday. This simply-named company has had a hefty 9.68 million shares swap hands thus far today. There's not too much going on with Sydney Airport today that might explain this move.
We can probably put this move down to both Sydney airport's recent acquisition news, as well as its healthy 0.35% increase today to $8.58 a share. This combination could well be responsible for Sydney Airport's trading volume bronze medal.
Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS)
ASX 200 telco Telstra is our next share to check out this Wednesday. This blue-chip share has had a notable 11.64 million of its shares change owners so far today. Again, there are no major news or announcements out of Telstra today.
As such, we can likely put this volume down to both the 0.5% fall the Telstra share price has suffered today. As well as this telco's ongoing share buyback program. Telstra is now trading at $4.09 a share, still very close to its new 52-week high of $4.12 that we saw reached yesterday.
Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS)
From TLS to PLS! Pilbara Minerals is yet again our most traded ASX 200 share for today so far. The lithium producer has witnessed a sizeable 12.07 million of its shares being bought and sold as the day has progressed.
This is likely a consequence of Pilbara's nasty share price fall that investors have seen this Wednesday. Pilbara shares are presently down by 2.18% at $2.69 each, coming off yesterday's new all-time high of $2.72. Given this company is still up more than 200% in 2021 alone, perhaps investors don't have too much to complain about.
