In the first trading hour, the national currency traded at 4.427/4.4285 against the euro, slightly up from 4.4292 per euro at Tuesday close. It ranged from a high of 4.427 per euro and a low of 4.429 per euro.
Tuesday, the central bank set the leu’s reference rate at 4.4292 units, down 0.1% from 4.4247 units Friday. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.21% on the day to 3.5606 units.
In the money market Wednesday morning, overnight rates were at 0.15%-0.6%, from 0.14%-0.59% a year Tuesday.