instruction:
Classify the given a piece of financial news into three classes: positive, negative, and neutral. Output must be 'positive', 'negative', or 'neutral'.
question:
UPM stock fell 3 percent to EURO 12.49 $ 17.24 in early afternoon trading in Helsinki .
answer:
negative

question:
'' Uncommonly weak snow conditions in nearly every market have affected our first quarter result , '' Chief Executive Roger Talermo said .
answer:
negative

question:
- Operating profit rose by 26.9 % to EUR 105.8 ( 83.4 ) million .
answer:
positive