 Shares of Northwest Bancshares, Inc. NASDAQ:NWBI were up 5.3 during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as 9.51 and last traded at 9.49, approximately 769,981 shares traded hands during mid-day trading. A decline of 12 from the average daily volume of 878,862 shares. The stock had previously closed at 9.01. Several ... 