Against the US dollar, however, the leu’s indicative won 0.3% on the day to 3.5143 units.
The leu opened flat at 4.575/4.578 per euro and advanced slightly in early action. Euro demand later pushed the currency toward 4.58 to the euro and market participants said the central bank intervened and sold hard currency to support the leu.
At around 1:00 pm, the leu traded at 4.573/4.576 to the euro.
In the money market, overnight rates were flat at 5.1%-5.6% a year.