Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative retreated more visibly to 3.3225 units, from 3.3092 units Tuesday.

The leu opened slightly up at 4.5265 per euro, from 4.529/4.531 per euro at Tuesday close. It appreciated to an early high of 4.518 to the euro, but later lost ground.

At around 1:00 pm, the local currency traded at 4.525/4.5265 versus the euro.

In the money market, overnight rates were at 0.5%-1% a year.