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 excluding non-recurring items was EUR 7.8 million compared to EUR 11.2 million .
[EX A]: negative

[EX Q]: Okmetic 's silicon wafers are part of a further processing chain that produces end products that improve human interaction and quality of life .
[EX A]: neutral

[EX Q]: Juha-Pekka Weckstr+m has been appointed President of telecom group TeliaSonera Finland to succeed Esa Rautalinko .
[EX A]:
neutral