Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.09% on the day to 3.6684 units.
In the first trading hour, the national currency traded at 4.468/4.47 against the euro, slightly down from 4.463/4.466 per euro at Wednesday close. The local market was closed Thursday and Friday for Christmas holiday.
At around 1:00 pm, it traded at 4.4715/4.473 to the euro.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 0.15%-0.61%, from 0.26% – 0.73% a year Wednesday.