Kuala Lumpur

AFTER a largely disappointing year in 2021 and with trading sentiment still clouded by a host of risk factors, Malaysian stocks will likely see a market upswing at the start of 2022, fuelled by reopening hopes as investors shrug off fears over the Omicron coronavirus variant, analysts said.

Investors in the country will have to carefully pick the right stocks to do well this year, UOB Kay Hian said in a report.