Patience is the word for Bursa investments

AGAINST overall confidence in the economy, patience is required for Bursa Malaysia to gradually climb while investors eye fundamentally good stocks.

The rout in emerging markets (EMs), outflows due to a strengthening dollar and dampening effect of the trade war, among other factors, have made the situation worse. Moderation in global growth will likely impact corporate earnings which already saw a lot of companies dipping into the red.