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

Q: The reasons behind the estimate include the rise in 2008 rent levels and several fully-leased office and retail properties , which were completed and added to the company 's investment property portfolio .

A: neutral
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Q: Net sales increased to EUR193 .3 m from EUR179 .9 m and pretax profit rose by 34.2 % to EUR43 .1 m. ( EUR1 = USD1 .4 )

A: positive
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Q: The Department Store Division reported an increase in sales of 4 per cent .

A:
positive
****