Affin Investment Bank anticipates improved stock market performance

Affin Investment Bank Bhd foresees an improved stock market in the second half of the year.

Head of Stockbroking Affin Investment Bank, Datuk Saiful Bahri Zainuddin, said this would be due to the expected general election and the Economic Transformation Programme," he said.

He also said the banking sector had done particularly well, along with oil and gas and also construction, due to the spillover effect of the ETP.