The leu opened at 4.4285 per euro and further depreciated, tracking the currencies in the region.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.433 versus the euro, the lowest rate in eight days. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative depreciated 0.25% to 3.3098 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 1.6%-2.1% a year.