Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost nearly 0.3% on the day at 2.8646 units.

The leu opened flat at 4.129/4.132 per euro and traded near 4.13 units for the first part of the session.

At around 13:00 local time, the leu traded at 4.13/4.132 to the euro.

On the money market, overnight rates inched up to 4.5%-5% a year, from 4.4%-4.9% a year Tuesday, despite a cash injection of 10 million lei (EUR2.4 million) from the central bank.