Analyze the sentiment of this statement extracted from a financial news article. Provide your answer as either negative, positive, or neutral.
Text: Markets had been expecting a poor performance , and the company 's stock was up 6 percent at  x20ac 23.89 US$ 33.84 in early afternoon trading in Helsinki .
Answer:
Analyze the sentiment of this statement extracted from a financial news article. Provide your answer as either negative, positive, or neutral.
Text: Markets had been expecting a poor performance , and the company 's stock was up 6 percent at  x20ac 23.89 US$ 33.84 in early afternoon trading in Helsinki .
Answer:+positive