The leu opened at 4.346/4.349 against the euro, compared to 4.344/4.346 at closing the day before.
Within the first hour, the leu strengthened a bit and, at around 10:15 local time, it was trading at 4.342/4.343 to the euro.
The central bank set Wednesday the leu’s reference at 4.3415 per euro, almost 0.2% stronger on the day. Against the US dollar, however, the leu’s indicative lost over 1% to 3.3345 units.
On the money market, overnight rates dipped to 5.25%-5.75% a year, from 5.38%-5.88% a year previously.