KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 11): The FBM KLCI closed 4.97 points or 0.32% higher today while small market capitalisation (small cap) stocks rose by a larger quantum amid revived optimism on US-China trade talks and as investors evaluated Malaysia's Budget 2020 announcement.

At 5pm the KLCI closed at 1,556.84 after broad-based buying across Bursa Malaysia. The small-cap index rose 138.38 points or 1.05% to 13,311.92.

"Local market sentiment should recover further today on hopes for some concessions from US-China trade talks, and optimism for goodies and stimulus for selective sectors from Budget 2020 this afternoon," TA Securities Holdings Bhd wrote in a note today.

Across Bursa, 2.29 billion shares were traded for RM1.6 billion. Leading gainers included KLCI stocks MISC Bhd and Tenaga Nasional Bhd.

MISC closed 24 sen or 2.99% higher at RM8.28 while Tenaga ended up 22 sen or 1.61% at RM13.88.

Globally, Reuters reported that Southeast Asian stock markets opened higher on Friday, with Indonesia leading the gains, as revived optimism over the ongoing Sino-US trade talks boosted investor sentiment.

It was reported that market sentiment turned positive after a first day of trade talks between top US and Chinese negotiators that Trump characterised as "very, very good".

"All commentaries coming from the first day of talks seemed to be helping the markets in the region, given this is something everyone was waiting for," Joel Ng, an analyst with KGI Securities was quoted as saying.