In the first trading hour, the national currency traded at 4.4285/4.43 against the euro, slightly down from 4.426 per euro at Tuesday close. It ranged from a high of 4.427 per euro and a low of 4.4285 per euro.
Tuesday, the central bank set the leu’s reference rate at 4.4269 units, up 0.08% from 4.4304 units Monday. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.61% on the day to 3.5673 units.
In the money market Wednesday morning, overnight rates were at 0.1%-0.6%, from 0.09%-0.58% a year Tuesday.