The Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) started the day with the price index in green, gaining 0.4 points by 9:30 a.m. Monday, to account for 5,980.6 points, while the weighted index came to 416.06 points, a slight decline of 0.64 points. Trade transactions totaled 539 and were valued at Kuwaiti Dinars (KD) 2,343,560 with 34,647,500 shares changing hands, the Kuwaiti News Agency \'KUNA\' reported.