Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative weakened 0.5% on the day to 3.7309 units.

The leu opened higher at 4.554/4.556 per euro, from 4.5645/4.5665 per euro at Tuesday close. it further lost ground and at around 1:00 pm traded at 4.5645/4.5665 per euro.

In the money market, overnight rates were at 1.2%-1.7% a year, slightly lower on the day, amid liquidity surplus.