Jarden Brief: String of bad news weighs on bitcoin 20 Apr, 2021 10:09 PM 7 minutes to read Negative headlines have weighed heavy on the cryptocurrency. Photo / File NZ Herald Jarden New Zealand The NZX50 erased Monday's gains with a 0.7 per cent decline yesterday, led by utilities, down 1.5 per cent, and consumer cyclicals, down 1.4 per cent. The only sector to rise was technology, up 1.4 per cent. Spark was the best performing stock of the day, recovering 2.4 per cent after seeing a large quantity sold off in the last few weeks. Meanwhile retirement village operator Ryman Healthcare was another outperformer, increasing 2 per cent during yesterday's session.