It's time for bargain hunting at M'sian market

Better outlook: Investors watch a stock trading board at a private stock market gallery in Kuala Lumpur. A good number of local fund managers are quietly becoming more optimistic and seeing opportunities following a bleak 2018 that was defined by house cleaning and new appointments in government entities. — AP

PETALING JAYA: After stocks were battered in 2018, investors are now looking at stock picking at discounted levels as the market chewed on uncertainties that roiled equities over the past year.

A change in government along with global concerns arising from external issues such as the US-China trade war has made the investing community more sanguine.