Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative appreciated modestly to 3.3103 units, from 3.3126 units in the previous session.

The leu opened down at 4.4725/4.4735 per euro, versus 4.4695/4.4725 per euro at Tuesday close and further lost ground, hitting an early low of 4.477 to the euro. The currency later recovered toward 4.47 to the euro.

In the money market, overnight rates were at 1.8%-2.3% a year, little changed on the day.