Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) opened on Thursday with the weighted index reading 423.65 points, up by 1.88 points at 9:31 a.m. The price index also went up by 26.18 points, reaching the level of 6,020.2 points. The KSE 15 index, which reflects trading in blue-chips, read 1,026.07 points, an increase by 5.42 points. Number of trades amounted to 898 worth KD 5,558,063.581, and volume of exchanged stocks stood at 53,531,667.