Kuwait Stock Exchange's (KSE) price index gained 19.1 points in early morning trading, reaching 12,539.2 points at 9:44 a.m. Saturday, with volume at 110.98 million shares. Trading value came to KD 40.4 million for 3,138 transactions while the weighted index stood at 737.2 points, down by a slight 0.42 points, according to a report of Kuwaiti news agency "KUNA." At the end of last week's trading on Wednesday, the market was up 68.1 points, standing at 12,520.1 points. Volume of traded shares was around 459.7 million valued at some KD 167.9 million traded in 11,255 transactions.