SYDNEY - European funding markets have effectively shut down to Australia's banks, the chief executive of Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

The Australian share market ended a little lower yesterday, despite a positive start to the session. The ASX 200 Index (XJO) fell 8 points to 4157 points.

SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--International funding markets have effectively closed as the likelihood of Greece defaulting on its debt has risen, the chief executive of Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

By Sarah Turner and V. Phani Kumar, MarketWatch HONG KONG (MarketWatch) - Asian stocks plunged on Friday as fresh fears about Spanish banks added to existing worries about capital flight from Greek lenders, wiping out hundreds of billions of dollars ...

SYDNEY(MarketWatch)-- Australian shares sank early Friday, tracking sharp losses on Wall Street overnight as fears of a run of Europe's banks spread to Spain and sapped investor confidence.

By Caroline Henshaw ("2nd UPDATE: Commonwealth Bank Reports 3% Gain In Quarterly Cash Profit," published at 0447 GMT, misstated the time frame for the earnings outlook in the 2nd paragraph.