The leu’s indicative against the US dollar was set at 3.234, barely changed on the day.

The leu opened slightly down at 4.472 per euro, from 4.468/4.4705 per euro at Tuesday close. It weakened to an early low of 4.48 to the euro before stabilizing near 4.475 per euro, amid growing demand for euros from corporate investors.

In the money market, overnight rates were at 1.4%-1.9% a year, down from 1.9%-2.4% a year Tuesday.