Crin Antonescu will remain acting president until that date.
At 5:00 p.m. (GMT2:00), the leu traded at 4.6290/4.6330 to the European common currency. Wednesday, the leu closed at 4.59/4.604 per euro.
“The traded volumes did not visibly increased after the Constitutional Court decision, but the market will face a depreciation pressure over the next days,” a dealer said.
According to dealers, the Court’s announcement concurred with the European Central Bank news conference. The bank’s president Mario Draghi has not calmed down investors’ fears on the sovereign debts crisis and regional currencies started to lose ground.
The national currency opened down against the euro Thursday, pushed by higher demand for foreign currency, with investors’ interest remaining low. It traded above 4.6 against the euro by midday Thursday.
The leu exchange rate weakened almost 0.5% to 4.6097 units Thursday, from 4.5885 units a day earlier. Against the US dollar, the leu’s rate lost 0.65% to 3.7528 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 4.78 -5.25% a year.