Big tech shares including Apple, Amazon and Facebook fell sharply Friday as the Nasdaq retreated from a record, while the Dow in contrast finished at a new high.

At the closing bell, the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index lost 1.9 percent to end the session at 6,204.55, pulling back from Thursday's record.

But the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.4 percent to end at 21,263.96, a new all-time high, while the broad-based S&P 500 dipped 0.1 percent to 2,431.23.