These 3 ASX 200 shares are topping the volume charts on Wednesday

We take a look at the most active ASX 200 shares by volume so far today…

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The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is enjoying a solid day of gains here on the ASX boards this Wednesday. At the time of writing, the ASX 200 is up a robust 0.89% at 7,271 points.

But let's dig a little deeper into those gains and check out the shares that are currently topping the ASX 200's trading volume charts, according to investing.com.

The 3 most traded ASX 200 shares by volume so far this Wednesday

Vicinity Centres (ASX: VCX)

ASX 200 real estate investment trust (REIT) Vicinity Centres is our first share to check out today. So far, a hefty 20.13 million vicinity shares have been bought and sold on the markets this Wednesday. This appears to be a direct consequence of this company's half-year earnings that we got a look at this morning.

As mFool colleague Zach analysed earlier, Vicinity saw a $1.04 billion surge in net profits after last year's loss. Those results have led the Vicinity unit price to surge more than 10% today so far. Those two factors are the likely culprits behind today's volume.

AMP Ltd (ASX: AMP)

ASX 200 financial services company AMP is next up today. As it currently stands, a sizeable 22.61 million AMP shares have swapped hands. There has been no major news or announcements out of AMP today. However, the AMP share price has taken a bit of a battering. It's presently down by a nasty 2.01% at 96.5 cents a share. This movement has probably sparked this high volume we are now seeing.

Liontown Resources Limited (ASX: LTR)

Liontown is our final and most traded ASX 200 share of the day thus far. This Wednesday has seen a whopping 46.41 million Liontown shares find new homes. This probably has something to do with the supply deal that Liontown announced with the giant US electric vehicle and battery manufacturer Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) this morning. As a result, the Liontown share price has rocketed more than 17% so far. This is almost certainly behind this explosive trading volume we see.

 

Motley Fool contributor Sebastian Bowen owns Tesla. 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 Bruce Jackson.

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