Classify the given a piece of financial news into three classes: positive, negative, and neutral. Output must be 'positive', 'negative', or 'neutral'.

[EX Q]: - Operating profit rose by 26.9 % to EUR 105.8 ( 83.4 ) million .
[EX A]: positive

[EX Q]: As a result , the company will temporarily lay-off 25 % of the whole personnel , approximately 270 persons at Kirkkonummi and Nivala factories .
[EX A]: negative

[EX Q]: In September alone , the market declined by 10.2 percent year-on-year to 19.28 million liters .
[EX A]:
negative