Against the US dollar, the leu’s reference lost 0.13% to 3.3892 units.

The leu opened slightly higher at 4.334/4.335 per euro, from 4.3365/4.338 per euro at Tuesday’s closing. It later lost ground, and at around 13:00 hours traded at 4.3475/4.351 per euro.

On the money market, overnight rates were flat at 1.7%-2.2% a year.