The leu opened at 4.4010/4.4030, similar to Tuesday’s closing at 4.4015/4.4040. It remained stable in the first hour of trading, and at 10:15 local time, it set at 4.4025/4.4040 per euro.
The central bank Tuesday set the leu’s reference at 4.4026 to the euro, weaker from 4.3998 per euro Monday. However, the leu’s indicative gained 0.14% against the US dollar to 3.2828 units.
In the money market Wednesday morning, overnight rates were at 5.01% – 5.51% a year.