Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.36% on the day at 2.8537 units.
The leu opened flat at 4.173/4.175 to the euro, but further lost ground, hitting an early low at 4.1845 to the euro. It later changed trend and at around 13:00 local time traded at 4.171/4.172 to the euro.
Dealers anticipated the leu would return to gains in today’s session, as banks are betting on a stronger rate, of around 4.1 per euro.
On the money market, overnight rates were at 3.2%-3.7% a year, slightly lower on the day.