Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.6% on the day to 3.321 units.

The leu opened flat at 4.371/4.374 to the euro and moved in a narrow range for the first half of the session. Elsewhere in the region, the leu’s peers were losing up to 0.6% versus the euro, after disappointing data regarding the Chinese economy.

On the money market, overnight rates rose to 2.5%-3% a year, from 2%-2.5% a year Wednesday.