Despite a poor FBMKLCI performance for 2019, we take a closer look at equity markets to ask if the dismal performance was across the board. To answer this and also what can we expect for 2020, Patrick Chang, Chief Investment Officer of Asean Equities for Principal Asset Management and Alexander Chia, Head of Regional Equity Research at RHB Investment Bank weighs in with their thoughts. We also uncover what their top buys are for the market and what to avoid on the back of their earnings expectations for the year.