TASK DEFINITION: Classify the given a piece of financial news into three classes: positive, negative, and neutral. Output must be 'positive', 'negative', or 'neutral'.
PROBLEM: ADP News - Feb 13 , 2009 - Finnish retailer Kesko Oyj HEL : KESBV said today its total sales , excluding value added tax VAT , stood at EUR 661.3 million USD 853.1 m in January 2009 , down 15.2 % year-on-yea

SOLUTION: negative

PROBLEM: Both operating profit and turnover for the six-month period increased , respectively from EUR0 .1 m and EUR29 .0 m , as compared to the corresponding period a year ago .

SOLUTION: positive

PROBLEM: According to A-Rehu 's Managing Director , Jouko Lahtinen , the project will stabilise costs and improve supply security .

SOLUTION:
positive