Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.36% on the day at 3.3728 units.

The leu opened at 4.403/4.405 per euro, from 4.405/4.408 per euro at Tuesday close, and traded close to those levels for the first half of the session, amid growing volumes. Market participants said the central bank might buy euros to rebuild its foreign currency reserves.

In the money market, overnight rates were flat at 5.3%-5.8% a year.