Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won nearly 0.5% on the day at 2.9869 units.

The leu opened at 4.249/4.2505 per euro, from 4.254/4.258 per euro at Tuesday’s closing. It further gained ground, hitting an early high of 4.239 per euro.

At around 13:00 local time, the leu traded at 4.243/4.245 to the euro.

On the money market, overnight rates were flat at 2.1%-2.6% a year.