Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.4% on the day to 3.7242 units.

The leu opened flat at 4.564/4.567 per euro and further gained ground, hitting a high of 4.5555 to the euro in early action. However, it later depreciated and at around 1:00 pm traded at 4.5688/4.57 per euro.

In the money market, overnight rates were flat at 4.8%-5.3% a year.