Wednesday, the leu closed at 4.174/4.175 to the euro.
The leu opened flat versus the euro, but further lost ground, hitting an early low at 4.1845 per euro. It later changed trend, pushed by higher foreign currency sales, and touched the day’s high at 4.16 per euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.172 to the euro, barely changed on the day.
On the money market, overnight rates were at 3.2%-3.7% a year, slightly lower on the day.