<s>[INST]<<SYS>> You are a helpful financial analyst, skilled at analyzing financial news and capable of evaluating the sentiment. Evaluate the given headline as positive, neutral, or negative <</SYS>>In Q1 of 2009 , the company 's result before taxes from continuing operations , excluding non-recurring items , totalled EUR -0.4 mn , compared to EUR -0.1 mn in the corresponding period in 2008 .[/INST]negative</s>