instruction:
Classify the given a piece of financial news into three classes: positive, negative, and neutral. Output must be 'positive', 'negative', or 'neutral'.
question:
The net sales decreased to EUR 49.8 million from EUR 59.9 million .
answer:
negative

question:
Svyturys-Utenos Alus , which is controlled by the Nordic group Baltic Beverages Holding ( BBH ) , posted a 4.7-per-cent growth in beer sales for January-May to 46.22 million litres .
answer:
positive

question:
The fair value of the investment properties totaled EUR 2,534.9 mn , up from EUR 2,455.1 mn in 2006 .
answer:
positive