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Classify the given a piece of financial news into three classes: positive, negative, and neutral. Output must be 'positive', 'negative', or 'neutral'.
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Finnish holding company Panostaja Oyj said on June 12 , 2007 it has signed a letter of intent to acquire local Lahden Lampokasittely Oy and Heatmasters Oy , active in the heat treatment of metals , for a total 3.1 mln euro ( $ 4.1 mln ) .
answer:
neutral

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Earlier today , Geberit 's Finnish rival Uponor OYJ cut its full-year sales growth forecast to 6 pct from 10 pct , blaming tough conditions in Germany and the US , as well as currency factors .
answer:
negative

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Both operating profit and net sales for the three-month period increased , respectively from EUR15 .1 m and EUR131 .5 m , as compared to the corresponding period in 2005 .
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positive