The stock market sank on President Barack Obama's inauguration day as 488 of the Standard & Poor's 500 stocks lost ground, with financial companies leading a retreat that left the index down 5.3 percent. Among the 12 gainers, two were tobacco stocks: Lorillard and Altria.
Meanwhile, the Bloomberg Star Tribune Index of Minnesota's biggest firms slipped 4.7 percent yesterday as 80 companies fell and nine rose. The leader: Caribou. Its shares jumped 12.3 percent to close at $1.70. Financial stocks led the losers column.
Gainers Last price 1-day % chg.
Caribou Coffee Co. Inc. $1.70 12.3%
Cyberoptics Corp. 5.23 9.9
Datalink Corp. 3.45 6.5
Losers Last price 1-day % chg.
Ameriprise Financial $17.58 -17.5%
