This time, only 2 local stocks managed to rise

By David Nicklaus

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

I remarked Monday that only two St. Louis companies, out of roughly 50 that are publicly traded, saw their stock prices fall during that day’s remarkable rally. Today was the opposite: Just two local favorites managed to close higher during a 733-point bloodbath, Symmetrical, huh?

Today’s lonely gainers were CPI Corp., up 18 percent, and Young Innovations, up 0.5 percent. Big local losers included Monsanto, down 11 percent, and the coal stocks that were so strong Monday. Peabody Energy fell 21 percent and Patriot Coal dropped 30 percent.