The leu opened at 4.526/4.529 per euro, slightly higher from 4.531/4.533 at Tuesday close. In the first hour, the leu was trading at 4.53/4.534 to the euro.
The central bank Tuesday set the leu’s reference at 4.5317 to the euro, up 0.83% compared with 4.54 per euro Monday. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.46% on the day to 3.3226 units.
In the money market Wednesday morning, overnight rates were at 1% – 1.5% a year.