Investors also bought shares of large caps such as Kasikornbank Pcl that had led recent market slides. "Local players were active in the morning session. I think, broadly, investors expect that the issue about U.S. budget and debt ceiling will be resolved in time," said strategist Teerawut Kanniphakul at broker CIMB Securities. Other Southeast Asian stocks markets were rangebound with Asian shares reversing early losses as data showed China's services industry continued to expand, soothing to some extent nerves jarred by fears of a U.S. debt default as the U.S. government shutdown entered a second week. Among the gainers in the region, Singapore's Straits Times Index edged up 0.4 percent to 3,147, recouping early losses after Monday's slip to near a three-week low.