Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.26% on the day at 3.4905 units.
The leu opened slightly down at 4.5035/4.5095 per euro, from 4.5025/4.5082 per euro at Tuesday close. It further depreciated and at around noon traded just above 4.51 versus the euro.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 6.1%-6.6% a year, from 5.9%-6.4% a year in the previous day, amid liquidity shortage.