The financing came as major European lenders warned off a deteriorating outlook, with Swiss bank Julius Baer shutting its private debt unit after losses.
Markets are still sticking with their ramped-up bets for two rate cuts in Australia this year, despite the US Federal Reserve taking a more dovish tone.
The ASX 200 is looking like it will finish the week on a positive, up 23 points or 0.34% to 6,835.3 as of 2:30pm AEST. Unfortunately, the index is still.