Wall Street Today: DJIA, S&P 500, Nasdaq Comp Fall

The S&P 500, Dow-30 and Nasdaq Composite all fell Friday as better-than-expected Apple earnings failed to stem a widespread tech sell-off and a sudden plunge in previously soaring gold and silver prices.

The $Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC.US)$ shed 223.31 points (0.9%) to a 23,461.82 close, while the $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ lost 29.98 ticks (0.43%) to 6,939.03 and the $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$ gave up 179.09 points (0.36%) 48,892.47.