Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative fell 0.6% to 3.23 units, from 3.2116 units a day earlier.
The leu opened down at 4.353/4.357 per euro, from 4.3515/4.3545 per euro at Tuesday’s closing. It further depreciated, pushed down by higher demand for euro, and hit an early low of 4.361 per euro.
At around 13:00 hours, the leu traded at 4.3565/4.359 to the euro.
On the money market, overnight rates rose to 6.8%-7.3% a year.